Medtronic 670G Insulin Pump
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Eating Fruit for a Soft Landing
PublishedThe 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…
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CGM Sensor Glucose Reading: It’s a Moment in Time
PublishedOne 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…
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Medtronic 670G Insulin Pump: Auto Mode BG Alert
PublishedOn 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…
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Supply Chain Shortages and Delays; Order Insulin Pump Supplies Early
PublishedYou 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…
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Why am I needing more insulin?
PublishedI 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…
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Going on Vacation with my Insulin Pump for the First Time
PublishedSince 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…
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Success at Navigating Diabetes Tech Failure
PublishedTechnology 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…
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Hoping for a Fast Sensor Warm Up
PublishedI 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…
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Basal Rate for Work
PublishedNot 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…
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Auto Mode Min Delivery Insulin Pump Alert
PublishedI 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,…
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Running a Temp Basal
PublishedThis weekend I am spending a lot of time dealing with diabetes because my transmitter died and I’m having to manually control my insulin pump. One technique I am using is setting…
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My Transmitter Died and I’m Blue
PublishedOn Friday, the Guardian Link 3 Transmitter for my Medtronic Minimed 670G Insulin Pump died. The transmitter is part of the Continuous Glucose Monitoring system (CGM) that is required for auto mode…
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Sugar Surfing with my Insulin Pump’s Manual Mode
PublishedI use the Medtronic Minimed 670G Insulin Pump, which has two different systems. It has both an “Auto mode” and a “Manual mode.” I started using auto mode after using the pump…
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Medtronic Guardian 3: “Do Not Calibrate. Sensor Updating…” Error
PublishedLiving with diabetes has taught me a lot of life lessons. One of them is that most things we can’t control. There is some irony in this post, as I recently wrote…
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Woken up by Low Reservoir Alarm – Insulin Pump Life
PublishedI woke up to an alert at about 4am when my pump said BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP in an urgent kind of way. I opened my eyes just barely wide enough to…
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How Getting an Insulin Pump is like a new puppy: A 3 month review
PublishedPeople say that an insulin pump is a learning curve, and it certainly is. I liken it to getting a new puppy that has to be trained and drives you crazy at…
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Trying to get my insurance to cover glucose test strips
PublishedI use a Medtronic 670G Insulin Pump and I use the Guardian 3 CGM that works with that pump. The CGM requires calibrations 3x a day, so at a minimum I use…
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Smarties Candy for Treating Low Blood Glucose
PublishedSmarties to the Rescue Smarties are a “smart” choice for treating low blood glucose (hypoglycemia). They contain Dextrose, which is the same ingredient in glucose tablets. It’s a simple sugar that works…
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How do you like the Medtronic Guardian 3 sensor?
PublishedThe Guardian 3 sensor is the required CGM to use with the Medtronic 670G Insulin pump. The pump uses the readings from the sensor to automatically deliver insulin when in auto mode.…
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Alternatives to Oval Tape for Medtronic Guardian Sensor CGM
PublishedThe Guardian Sensor for the Medtronic CGM system comes with oval tape, which is not very well liked. The oval tape is intended to go on both the transmitter and the sensor,…