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I was fortunate enough to be invited along by Medtronic to a meeting for patient bloggers.  I have never been to these type of meetings before and was not sure what to expect. I had been told that my name had cropped up when they had researched into where patients (or as we should be called “professionals”) go to find help or information.  Well all I can say is that I am pleased that my mad ramblings help some people out there 🙂

When it came to the day I still did not know what to expect.  When signing in I recognised a lot of the names off the list, and when they came through the door it seemed odd like I had already been apart of their lives yet it was the first time I was meeting everyone (well apart from Paul from GBDOC and Team Blood Glucose and…

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Thanks for sharing this info – wow what a great looking pump. Yes I would love one 🙂

Many thanks
Andrew

http://www.mypump.co.uk

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There has been a lot of buzz recently regarding Medtronic’s new 640G insulin pump. Released to the public in Australia this week, it is the first insulin pump to suspend insulin delivery when it predicts there will be a low blood sugar event (this differs from the 530G model which suspends when a low blood sugar level is reached.)

But a lot of news outlets have been touting it as an “artificial pancreas.” But is it really?

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