mySentry Trial: CareLink Pro

Last posts in this series: mySentry Trial: Starting Up, mySentry Trial: Wearing the Sensor, & mySentry Trial: The mySentry Unit I’m still wearing my old Cozmo pump. It’s long past its warranty period. There are so many cracks in it that I keep it as far away from water as possible. The battery cap is a different color than the cartridge cap, and the cartridge cap is a different color than the pump. It looks more like Frankenstein each time I harvest a part off an old pump to repair this one. But it’s still going, and doing a fine job. But I recognize that the day is approaching where I have to decide what pump I’d like next. What I’m about to say is going to surprise many of my friends and former co-workers from Smiths Medical. Y’all might want to sit down… I’m seriously considering a Medtronic pump for my next purchase. (thump, thump, thump thump, thump)  That was the sound of at least five of my former Cozmo buddies fainting… Their CareLink Pro software is amazing. Medtronic has clearly invested a lot of resources into this software, and even more resources into educating doctors and HCP’s on how to interpret the reports and make therapy adjustments. I’d even wager on them working harder on the software than on the actual medication delivery aspect of the pump itself (which hasn’t changed much over the years). Scott E. wrote that “The Hook” brings you back, and I have to agree. I rea...
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