[bigtunacan]

I use the Tandem t:slim X2 pump in conjunction with the Dexcom G6 continuous glucose monitor. The one thing I hate about the pump is that it's always clipped on or in a pocket. Literally, I'm always plugged into this thing. So that part does suck, but otherwise it's just a lot better than manual injections.

It keeps track of my insulin on board so I don't have to worry about stacking and getting a low nearly as much. It's programmed with my carb ratios so I just type in the carbs and it doses accordingly, it will even take your current BG into consideration and increase/lower the insulin dosage to help get you at target BG.

With manual injections, you have to give 1 full unit of insulin; the pump can give doses as small as .04 units of insulin so the dosing is much more precise. You are no longer saying, "Well should I round up or down..."

The pump has a closed loop with the CGM, so the pump knows if my blood sugar is going to be low BEFORE I'M LOW. So it just automatically quits giving insulin to help prevent the low before it ever happens.

Honestly, it's pretty amazing to me how far these things have come from just 10 years ago.