Hi Yehudit,
I have also been diabetic for a long time (18 years) and am also very pleased
with the control afforded by the insulin pump. I also started with a 507-C
and switched to the Paradigm a little over a year ago after the 507C came out
of warranty. I don't know anything about the Animas pumps, but I am very happy
with the Paradigm. The only slightly annoying thing about it is the small
reservoir size. Sometimes I can;t get through a full 3 days on 150 units.
Otherwise, I have absolutely no problems with it. The AAA battery is really
convenient and usually lasts more than one month. Plus, I find that Minimed's
customer service and support is really excellent.

Good luck with your decision!
Sima


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> Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 18:12:27 -0000
> From: "Yehudit" <pizzapies@...>
>Subject: Minimed vs. Animas
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>Hi everyboy. I am a diabetic for 19 yrs and have been on the Minimed
>507C pump for about 5 or 6. It has been extrememly helpful in keeping
>my sugars in check. Now that I am under insurance, I am considering
>upgrading, as my pump is no longer under warranty, and the fact that
>I had an ER-01 today from just changing the batteries (haven't had an
>error in quite some time.) got me slighly nervous and made me more
>adamant about writing the group to discuss my issue.
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>I saw my N.Ed. a few months ago, when Minimed was having all of their
>problems with the Paridigm pumps. She showed me the animas pump
>brochure, which I brought home and glanced over before putting away.
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>My problem is this:
>When I was just out of college, had no money, and could not get a job
>that offered insurance, I was helped tremendously by one of the reps
>who provided me with supplies. This was for an extended period of
>time. Now that the Paridigm pump has fixed most of the problems, I am
>unsure of what to do. I like the ideas of putting in two AA batteries
>and having not to worry about changing them for up to 2 months. The
>Animas demo also had a bigger screen, and it was lighter (which
>doesn't really matter to me, I'm very comfortable with my minimed
>pump weight). Additionally it can hold more insulin (I think up to 2
>ml, I think) which would mean a slightly easier time to not pay
>attention to changing the site because of low insulin or something
>like that. I don't know too much about how easy and comfortable I
>would be switching, I don't really know Animas. I and the few
>diabetics I know that are on pumps all have minimed ones, which also
>helps if I ever happen to unkowingly run out of supplies. Plus
>doesn't Minimed have the market right now? Im sure a lot more people
>in the world are on Minimed pumps. I had not heard of animas until my
>visit to the N.Ed. Plus, Minimed has been really supportive of me,
>and I feel indebted to switch to them because of it.
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>So I'm really wondering if I should just flip a coin, or if there is
>something I am not seeing.
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>Can anyone suggest what to do in a situation like this?
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>Thanks,
>Yehudit
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