Re: [IP] RE: [IPn] Your opinion on new pump matters!
I agree entirely.
On Jan 12, 2014, at 2:55 PM, Adam Brock wrote:
> Did anyone else take this survey? I felt like the premise of the survey was
> done poorly, and probably isn't going to garner the results they're looking
for.
> Since there wasn't a place for comments on the survey, I thought I'd send
this
> to the list to see if anyone else had the same thoughts.
>
> The survey asks you to select one of several pumps based strictly on a
picture
> and marketing phrase. It included a pump from OmniPod, T-Slim, Ping, and
> Medtronic and asks you to select the pump you'd most likely purchase if you
were
> to buy one tomorrow. The survey doesn't contain any information about the
> features of the pump (sensor, multiple basal patterns, bolus wizard, minimum
> basal and bolus increments, proprietary or standard batteries, etc.). I felt
> like this was asking you to select a car based on phrases like "has a 6 DVD
> changer and navigation", "includes V8 and towing package" or "best gas
mileage
> for vehicles in its class".
>
> Not having researched the other pumps on the screen, I only felt I could
choose
> my current pump, the Medtronic pump. I want to help this company design a
good
> pump, but I don't have a good suggestion for changing their survey.
>
> Did anyone else feel this way or am I being too literal?
.
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