Healthcare

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 20:59:14 -0400

A healthcare system should help people stay well, catch problems early, and manage illness before it becomes a crisis. When serious illness does come, it should provide excellent treatment without making the illness a financial catastrophe. That seems like a modest expectation for a wealthy country.

Yet Americans regularly face a different set of questions. Is the doctor in the network? Will the insurer authorize the treatment? How much of the deductible is left? Can the appointment wait until the next paycheck? Is there still a hospital close enough in an emergency?

Comparing MiniMed Pumps

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:32:15 -0400

I have used MiniMed insulin pumps for many years. I recently upgraded from a MiniMed 780G to a MiniMed Flex. Overall the Flex is an improvement, but there are some things I wish were different.

Both systems pair with a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) and use its readings to adjust basal insulin and deliver correction boluses automatically. The algorithm is currently the same on both pumps, although I believe some future algorithm updates may be available only for the Flex.

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Comparing MiniMed Pumps