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Blog Entries With Tag: Accu ChekBlog: Anna's BlogFrom: FatCatAnnaPosted: Jun 21, 2013
Image courtesy of http://www.traveling9to5.com/ ![]() The one thing I do have a beef about - and I'd mentioned about this a few weeks ago at Blogger - the cost of the infusion sets to Canadians (and those of us not living in the USA). The price that we pay for the infusion sets shows quite a wide gap in prices. For example, my Contact Detach here in Canada costs $155 - if I was an American - I'd be paying $94. I thought it was perhaps due to our value of our dollar - but we're pretty close to being at par these days. The price list as well - since I started pumping over 5 years ago - hasn't changed at all. When I spoke to Animas Canada about the price difference today - Alexis - one of the staff there who took my order (and a pumper herself) - said that due to duty/tarriffs and our smaller pumping compared to the States that this is why we - and other countries pay more. Huh???? I tried to figure out what the cost was to ship the product from Mexico - to United States - then Canada - but I'd have to have my brain go to school to figure all the ins/outs of trading between these countries through the Canada Border Service Agency website.
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Tags: Rapid D (1) Sure-T (1) Accu-Chek (1) Medtronic (1) Animas (1) cost (1) United States (1) Mexico (1) Canada Border Service Agency (1) duty (1) tariffs (1) Contact Detach (1) Unomedical (1) insulin (1) pump (1) set (1) infusion (1) Related posts:Type 1 vs. Type 2 | In a slump and scared | Orthopedic Surgery in Mexico - Is it a good idea? | Total Knee Replacement Surgery in Mexico | Why Mexico Is One Of The Best Destinations For Hip Replacement Surgery ? | Surviving the Holocaust with Type 1 diabetes | My first month with Bowie my Dexcom G4 CGMS | Crack Free #ShowMeYourPump | Edmonton man denied insulin for 20 hours | Jenna and The Hypo FairyBlog: Anna's BlogFrom: FatCatAnnaPosted: Dec 22, 2012
Well, I hate to go off George Michael – but seeing as I always seem to have issues with my pump whenever I go on holidays – and I no longer have a warranty OR loaner pump available – I’m going to be disconnecting from him as of January 1st, 2013. Don’t freak out (last time I did this – the hate mail from pump users I received was astounding). I’ll be going back onto him probably as soon as I come back to Canada. I just don’t want to risk that he will break down on me – and ruin my holidays – I just want to be prepared. I’m not sure if it’s the cabin air pressure that has created glitches up my previous pumps from Animas over the last 4 years – or the metal detector at the airport – but I’m not taking any risks this time. I want George to last as long as he can – without any undue stress to him. With the latest replacement pump I received back in Feb 2012 - I don’t even take him into water anymore after talking to an Accu-Chek rep this past June – who stated that they have same water tight test aka IPX8 on their pumps – but say NOT to immerse in water. Yes, I am just being abit paranoid, but heck, with the recent news that many out of warranty Animas 2020 users (along with IR1200/1250) have received or heard about, I feel I have every right to be feeling this way. I want to protect my investment to the extreme – as I can’t afford to purchase another one yet. I hope that my pump will last as long as other pump users claim with the different manufacturers presently on the market. Personally, if I can keep a pump for 10 years – the cost of $1K a year is worth the investment to my health. So, I’ve got my prescriptions for pen refills of Lantus / NovoRapid – and I figure giving myself a lead time of a month prior to taking off on my holidays – I’ll have things sorted out so that the transition of using my “poor man’s pump” will be made easier. Prior to going onto the pump, I had issues with hypos overnight / waking up – which we T1D’s know is not enjoyable. I actually can attest to the fact that going onto the pump – has helped me understand how to use my insulin more efficiently – with having the proper basal setting (which my Lantus will be doing – not as efficiently mind you) – and setting up my carb ratio with my insulin coverage (I:C). It can be done with MDI – but is just a wee bit more complicated for some folks to do – but in time – we get used to it – and frankly – it is less expensive by a long shot to use the poor man’s pump. I know many T1D’s who can attest to this – though I don’t go to the extremes they do – with blood glucose (BG) testing of 20x a day – 10-20 injections a day. I average when I’m on MDI about 5-10 times a day with BG testing and about 8-10 shots a day. Some of you maybe cringing at 8-10 shots a day. Trust me, the needles we use today, compared to those we used 50 years ago – night and day!!! I use a pen needle which is 32 gauge – it’s Teflon coated – so it glides in easily. Maybe because I’ve been diabetic most of my life – this is something that doesn’t bother me – I have a higher pain threshold then someone who gets diabetes at a later age – or who is a rebel without a cause (e.g. they don’t take their diabetes seriously to take the correct measures to stay in good control to ward off the serious effects of this disease). The one thing I’m looking forward to – not that it’s ever bothered me? I won’t have to be pulled over by TSA due to wearing a pump(s). Last trip I took coming back from Miami – I had to argue with them that my pump(s) could not go thru’ the full body scanner, or send my holiday loaner pump thru’ the x-ray – it was very stressful – but thankfully this has only happened once while I’ve owned a pump. So, Season’s Greetings to You All – and safe travels where ever you maybe going!!! ~ My "fur" nephew Arthur getting in the mood ! ~
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