What a great video! Very helpful.

Nice, I do MDI keeping bg betweem 70 to 90 all day long. Hard to switch to pump for me.

Hi Mike, A brilliant summary. The improvement when sleeping makes such a difference. Also agree regarding bolder decisions. Amazingly I'm coming up to 4 years with the T:Slim so have to decide on my next pump. Logically it will probably be another T:Slim though I'd love to play with the CamAPS system!

Great video and explanations Mike, and also blooming nice to see you chatting (BTW it's Kev)

price ?

I found that if I laid down a sheet of Tegaderm first, then placed the sensor, followed by more Tegaderm I avoided irritation.

Hello Mike. That’s for the very informative video. Quick question does the Guardian Connect work with the 640G pump also ? I’m would like to have my readings show on my iPhone via the App but also have the information fed to the 640G pump with smart guard. Hope the above makes sense 👍🏻

if you want a great one handed landscape insulin pump try the accu - chek insight.

Although I haven't got this pump (yet), several valid points are made. The pump is ugly, large and Medtronic seem to have a knack of irritating users. The 554G is a great pump , but....... it can be quite persistent with the alarms, the sensor can be laborious with the sensor tape ( I get redness/ stains too) and it is not the first time that I had to throw away a brand new sensor due to problems (last time was, actually, this morning..!!). I cant understand why the sensor cant be like the fresstyle libre....

Pro Tip: After you prime the Inserter, reach in and pull the covering off the adhesive before you attach the sensor. Doing this, it is already stuck to your skin and you won’t have to fish it out and risk pulling the probe out of your belly.

I’m getting my pump tomorrow 😬

Thanks so much. I'm going to connect the guardian for the first time today. You were great help with the video.

Thanks Mike! I am considering a 640G and was getting quite unnerved by the number of complaints about its user interface. Seeing it in action in your video, I reckon I will cope!

Great video, thanks so much.

Great clear and informative video, thank you

I hope you will be able to reverse your condition soon. Thank you and God bless you

Your last comment is really painful

I don't think you're nit-picking at all. To do a high correction...after the meter automatically sends over my BG...it takes a minimum of 12 button presses to get a correction bolus going. That's absolute rubbish. I want to punch the UI programmer in the balls.

Hello from Russia. I found this unit ))) at the apple store didn't have the software for my country. I'll have to register a new account to download it. I need measurements in the mmol. Tell me for what country and what region should I register to download applications. I will be very grateful for help

Really loved this review! Im waiting for this pump to arrive and Ive actually looked at it in hand when I went to see my endo and these things was things I pointed out directly and asked my endo "why oh why did they do that " and she doesnt understand why Im annoyed by things like this. Unfortunately the pump market has lost Animas since you did this video. So now I dont have much to chose from. Apparently Tandem is coming to Sweden/UK soon, maybe I shall wait for that instead. I've been a pump user for 16 years now and every time I try a new pump I ask myself, why dont they ask us(I say us because I guess you are one of them too from seeing this review) senior pump users for inputs before they release to market?!

Great review, I've been offered this along with the Accu-check Insight and combo. Just need to choose my pump . I found this very helpful. Now onto part 2 👍🏼

What's the point of using the 640g if you don't use the sensor

Hello! I'm going to try this device in a few days. I have a question - does the pairing (Bluetooth) eat the battery a lot (iPhone, iPod, iPad...)? Thank you for the informative video, much appreciated.

I'm so happy you made these videos! That issue with the clip would drive me crazy too. I always clip my Veo to the bottom of a nightshirt and not being able to do that would annoy me so much :( Thank you thank you thank you! I get to choose a new pump in a few months and your videos helps with making a choice :) By the way, I never experienced the battery issue you had with the Veo (ep1 8:46). The display of remainder of battery was very consistant and when I got the alarm that the battery is empty, I could still use it for a full day. (Also no sensor) Maybe it was just an issue with your pump? The first Veo I had was fine, til it fell that is, but the replacement had a very strong insuline smell to it. I contacted Medtronics but they said as long as it doesn't give an error in the testscreen, they can't replace it. So I guess each pump has its own 'personality'. Also, the beltclip broke several times while it was clipped, resulting in the pump falling and ripping out the infusionset :/ Have you had this issue with the MiniMed 640 and its weaker clip? (Sorry for the long story!)

I've been conducting research about Medtronic and i found your videos real insightful. rock on.

Thanks, Mike. I'm going to trial the Guardian Connect first week in Aug. Have you extended these sensors to beyond their recommended 6 days?

Are you still using this? I've been doing shots since 1980 and I'm looking at pump reviews. I always thought it would be strange for me being tethered to one; however the.technology looks brilliant.

Thanks, Mike. Very informative !

great job again.

great job

Great Job...the 640 is just coming out in Canada April 10 -2017

Hey Mike have you had many pump failures or problems with calling medtronic etc?

Cmon, it's expensive but it's not out of reach for the government, they could afford it, if ministers took a bit of a pay cut we could have better health care.

Hi Mike, regarding your low glucose levels, have you ever considered one infusion set works better then the next or the last? I think I suffer from scar tissue and some infusion sites will be inconsistent creating difficulty. I tend to over compensate thus creating lows. I am still using an old Medtronic, I'm due to upgrade. I like your series of videos.

How do you change the infusion set for the minimed 640

Thank you for sharing. Great video with insightful commentary.