Pump trial at Marco

[Jeff]

Anyone coming to Marco Island can try out an insulin pump:

Come to the conference and try a pump! Pump companies Animas, Medtronic Diabetes, OmniPod, Roche/Disetronic and Smiths Medical offer would-be pumpers a chance to try their products using saline. A prescription from your physician is required and must include the wording "insulin pump trial with saline." If you plan to try more than one pump, be sure to bring a prescription for each.

This opportunity is by appointment only. Appointments will fill up quickly. For more information, contact:

Animas
Val Valentino at 1-877-YES PUMP x1225 or valerie.valentino@animascorp.com

Disetronic Medical Systems Inc/Roche Diagnostics
Terri Richert at 317-570-5268 or terri.richert@disetronic-usa.com

Medtronic Diabetes
Julie Sweidan at 1-800-999-9859 x4514 or julie.sweidan@medtronic.com

OmniPod Insulin Management System
Janet Tedeschi 1-781-457-4804 or OmniPodTrials@insulet.com

Smiths Medical
Mikelyn Calhoun at 651-628-7476 or mikelyn.calhoun@smiths-medical.com

[Ellen]

Will people be able to try out the Dexcom and/or Medtronic MiniLink or Guardian Real Time (and any other CGMS that may be on the market by then)?

[Jeff]

Not yet ... but I'm open to it. :cwds:

[Ellen]

I'd love to try one on myself to see what non diabetes vacillating blood sugars look like.

I'm really hoping our family can make it to Marco this year. The pics and description from last year looked like a little slice of heaven on earth. I better register!!:D

[Jeff]

As of today (8/28), the hotel room block is 90% full.