Tag: Medtronic 670G Insulin Pump
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Eating Fruit for a Soft Landing
The insulin in my pump can only change my blood glucose in one direction. Insulin lowers it. The tricky thing with treating diabetes with insulin is that too much insulin requires a correction. This correction is done by eating (or drinking) something with sugar in it. Grapes are a fun choice, and being able to…
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CGM Sensor Glucose Reading: It’s a Moment in Time
One thing that I’ve struggled with is making an (incorrect) decision on a single sensor glucose reading. I certainly have overreacted when seeing the down arrows. It’s easy to do. It can be scary to see the down arrows. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Likewise, I’ve overreacted when seeing up arrows.⬆️⬆️⬆️ But, it’s just one moment in time, and…
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Medtronic 670G Insulin Pump: Auto Mode BG Alert
On my Medtronic 670G Insulin Pump, under auto mode settings, there is a setting to enable or disable “Auto Mode BG Alert.” I believe this setting is enabled by default, as it was enabled when I got the pump (or, perhaps, my diabetes trainer enabled it during the auto mode training session). This setting controls…
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Supply Chain Shortages and Delays; Order Insulin Pump Supplies Early
You don’t know that you can’t get something until you try to order it. The COVID 19 pandemic has caused interruptions and delays in the manufacture and transportation of products. I just placed an order for a replacement Guardian 3 transmitter for my Medtronic 670G Insulin Pump, and was told that they would ship it…
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Why am I needing more insulin?
I use the Medtronic MiniMed 670G Insulin Pump and mostly use its automated feature. It connects to the Guardian CGM and automatically adjusts my basal insulin to keep my blood glucose at a good level. My insulin needs change based on lots of factors, and there are some days where my blood glucose trends higher…
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Going on Vacation with my Insulin Pump for the First Time
Since starting on an insulin pump, I’ve done many things, but this last vacation was the first long vacation I’ve taken which included air travel. Overall, it went very well. I had enough supplies. My Medtronic 670G Insulin Pump System worked well. My insulin didn’t go bad. The airport security checkpoints went fine. However, it…
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Success at Navigating Diabetes Tech Failure
Technology failure is just part of life. I would say that high quality engineering can reduce the rate of failure, but failure is still something that will happen at some point because things do not last forever on this earth. We’re struck by cosmic rays that can do damage, as just one cause of this…
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Hoping for a Fast Sensor Warm Up
I use the Medtronic Minimed Insulin Pump 670G which is actually part of a “system” as it integrates with Medtronic’s Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM), so my glucose level is displayed on the pump usually (as you can see in the many blog posts I’ve written about this pump), and the pump will make adjustments to…
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Basal Rate for Work
Not all days are the same. More physical activity generally means less insulin needed, while more stress often leads to more insulin required. Auto mode adjusts insulin needs to match the requirements of the moment, but I’ve found that auto mode doesn’t do a great job of increasing insulin for the days where I need…
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Auto Mode Min Delivery Insulin Pump Alert
I often use auto mode on my Medtronic 670g Insulin Pump. I love auto mode… One interesting thing about auto mode is that if you bolus MORE than needed for a meal, the auto mode will reduce the basal delivery, so that you don’t end up low. Obviously this only works to an extent —…