The new Animas IR-1250 insulin pump is an update of the popular IR-1200. New additions have been added to make the pump more convenient. Some of these new features include:

• near empty alarms set by the user


• set multiple Insulin Sensitivity Factors


• set multiple Blood Glucose targets and ranges


• ezFlip pump covers


• compose your own alert sounds


• ezManager Plus and IR Kit included with purchase

The Animas IR-1200 insulin pump ships in blue, silver, black and customized covers. Animas has created a sophisticated insulin pump second only in size to the very small Dana Diabecare II.

The menu screen is bright and sharp with a large, high-res screen. All you need for your power source is one AA lithium battery that lasts 4 to 8 weeks or one AA alkaline that lasts about 3 weeks. It is watertight and resists static electric discharge. It has non-volatile memory, meaning you can take the battery out without losing basal rates or bolus history.

Menu choices are simple with all the carb, correction, and unused insulin bolus features found in the Deltec Cozmo® and the busier Paradigm pump. Using CarbSmart and ezFlex programming, you can enter multiple insulin-to-carb ratios for different times of day, see your calculation, edit on the same screen and choose normal or combo delivery.

Pumping is made easier with the IR 1200. Basal and bolus adjustments are precise, bringing smiles to the parents of small pumpers, with basal and bolus increments of 0.025 units per hour. With four basal programs, you can easily switch to compensate for different events. With ezBG, you can automatically calculate a correction bolus based on your Blood Glucose reading and personal settings. The meter interface of ezManager PlusT lets you download your pump and multiple meters to see a comprehensive overview of your history for better diabetes management. The non-volatile memory of the pump itself allows you to store your previous 600 boluses, 120 daily totals, 30 alarms, 60 primes, 30 suspends and 270 basal records. Click to try out a Virtual 1200 Pump. Give the java program time to download, then click the pump buttons on the screen to operate the pump.

This small pump packs 200 units in its reservoir compared to the larger Paradigm 512 which carries 176 units. The 1200 also has a standard Luer-lock connection for infusion sets, rather than a proprietary connection of the Paradigm. The LuerT lock connection allows a wide variety of infusion sets to be used.