Upgrade Pump?

[kemjris]

My daughter has a MM715. I need some opinions. Is it worth updating to the 722? What would the benefits be? It would only cost a few hundred dollars to upgrade. Should we do it? She is 14 and on a very high dose of insulin.

[miss_behave]

The only difference between the 715 and the 722 is the CGMS capability.

[hrermgr]

The 722 can support the CGMS and 715 can't. If you are not pursuing the CGMS, I wouldn't upgrade yet. The size of the insulin reservoirs are the same, too so you would not get extra insulin capacity.

[twodoor2]

Is the 715 a "smart" pump like the 722. In other words, does it do all the calculations for you and show active insulin and account for that when giving a dosage estimate.

[rachabetic]

Is the 715 a "smart" pump like the 722. In other words, does it do all the calculations for you and show active insulin and account for that when giving a dosage estimate.

Yes it does. It is exactly the same except for the cgms capability.

[kemjris]

Thanks everyone! That's what I thought! Just wanted to be sure.

[WestinsMom]

We also waited to upgrade until we were ready to use the cgms. There will be another new pump one of these days so I would wait unless you are going to use cgms.