http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2006/12/19/supplies/ Blog for the diabetics who use an insulin pump to control diabetes Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:48:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2006/12/19/supplies/#comment-25535 Randolph Fawn Thu, 21 Dec 2006 03:25:15 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2006/12/19/supplies/#comment-25535 It's your insurance co. that is requiring the wait - not MiniMed. Do you already have a pump? Can you stretch your supplies? Any infusion set from any pump co. will fit the luer lock on the present pumps (not the upcoming Paradigm). You can call the other companies and request samples of their sets. Can you stretch out the use of your reservoirs by reusing them? I do all the time and have had no problem. It’s your insurance co. that is requiring the wait - not MiniMed. Do you
already have a pump? Can you stretch your supplies? Any infusion set from any
pump co. will fit the luer lock on the present pumps (not the upcoming
Paradigm). You can call the other companies and request samples of their sets.
Can you stretch out the use of your reservoirs by reusing them? I do all the
time and have had no problem.

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