Medtronic MiniMed 640G Getting Started

SECTION 1: Introduction to Continuous Glucose Monitoring ..................................................... 3 SECTION 2: Sensor Glucose (SG) and Blood Glucose (BG) ..........................................................4 SECTION 3: Trends ....................................................................................................................................5 SECTION 4: Perso ...

GLUCOSE MONITORING Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) gives you a more complete picture of your glucose control: CGM I INTRODUCTION TO CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING 1 GLUCOSE SENSOR The Guardian™ Sensor 3 measures glucose levels in the body. 2 TRANSMITTER** The Guardian™ Link 3 transmitter connects to the glucose sensor and sends glucose readings to your insulin pump. 3 INSULIN PUMP The MiniMed™ 640G in ...

GLUCOSE (BG) CGM I SENSOR GLUCOSE (SG) AND BLOOD GLUCOSE (BG) IMPORTANT: Sensor glucose is not the same as blood glucose. Your SG and BG readings will be close to one another, but will rarely match exactly. Sensor glucose values should not be used to make diabetes treatment decisions. Always confirm your glucose value with a BG meter first. Your BG meter measures glucose levels in your blood. The glucose sensor me ...

Sensor glucose trends give insight into the direction and the speed that your glucose is changing. The sensor graph and trend arrows are used to show your trend information. Example of Sensor information on the Home Screen Trend Arrows Sensor Glucose Reading Sensor Glucose Graph CGM I TRENDS IMPORTANT: When using CGM, focus less on each individual glucose number and more on the direction and speed that your glucose is changing. NOTE: Yo ...

Your CGM alert and suspend settings are most beneficial if they are personalised for your needs. Your healthcare professional will work with you to determine your initial settings and help with adjustments that need to be made, as you learn more from the information that CGM provides. The graph below shows an example of the different settings that can be personalised for both High and Low sensor glucose readings. TURNING SE ...

can choose to be alerted before and/or when you have reached your low limit. You can also use the SmartGuardTM suspend features to have insulin automatically suspended if you are approaching or have reached your low limit. The low settings that can be chosen are shown here: Your low (Lo) limit can be set from 2.8 to 5.0 mmol/L. This is the value on which the other low settings described below are bas ...

NOTE: If either Suspend on low or Suspend before low is turned on, Alert on low will automatically be set to on so you know that your glucose is at or below your low limit. SmartGuard™ Suspend Features Impact on insulin delivery if suspend feature is turned on Information displayed by the pump Suspend before low Insulin delivery is temporarily stopped if sensor glucose value is approaching your low limit. You will receive this ...

From the Menu, go to Sensor Settings > Low Settings and select Low Settings to turn On. Press on the time segment. Press to continue onto the next screen. Press or to set Lo limit and press . SETTING UP YOUR LOW SETTINGS: In this example, we will set up multiple time segments with different alert and suspend settings. CGM I PERSONALISED ALERTS 1 3 4 2 Automatic Basal Resume In addition to suspending insulin delivery, the pump ...

turn on. In this example, Suspend before low has been turned on. Notice that Alert on low is automatically turned on. Once settings are selected, select Next. CGM I PERSONALISED ALERTS 5 6 Verify that settings are correct and select Save. Select Done. 8 9 Press on the time segment. Repeat steps 3 to 7 to enter the next time segment and select the features you want to turn on for this segment. In this example, Alert befor ...

press to Snooze and press . The low snooze time can be set from 5 minutes to 1 hour. Press or to the correct time and press . HIGH SETTINGS The High Settings allow you to be alerted if your sensor glucose: is rising rapidly (Rise Alert) is approaching your high limit (Alert before high) has reached your high limit (Alert on high) 22.2 mmol/L Sensor Glucose Personalized Alerts CGM Alert Setting ( Lo ...

receive an Alert before high. This can be set from 5 to 30 minutes. Your high (Hi) limit can be set from 5.6 to 22.2 mmol/L. This is the value on which other high settings described below are based. CGM I PERSONALISED ALERTS REMEMBER: Your high limit is not the same as your glucose target. Your healthcare profes- sional will help you determine the best setting so ...

Settings > High Settings and select High Settings to turn On. If you are changing settings that are already entered, press to Setup and press . SETTING UP YOUR HIGH SETTINGS: Press on the time segment. If you are setting multiple time segments with different high limits and alerts, press to set the first End time and press . In this example, only one time segment is set. Press or to set Hi limit and press . In this e ...

select Next. In this example, the Alert on high has been turned on. Select Done. Verify that settings are correct and select Save. If snooze time needs to be changed, press to Snooze and press . The high snooze time can be set from 5 min to 3 hours. CGM I PERSONALISED ALERTS YOUR HIGH SETTINGS SETUP IS NOW COMPLETE. 5 7 Press or to the correct time and press . 9 8 6 ...

Sensor alert occurred message is displayed and the notification light flashes, but there is no beep or vibration during the set period of time. To set Alert Silence: from the Menu, go to Sensor Settings > Alert Silence. You can select which alerts you would like to silence and set the time you want these alerts to be silent for. Alerts will automatically return to audio and/or vibrate at ...

Once the sensor has started giving you sensor glucose readings, the Home screen will display them similar to what you see here. STATUS BAR In addition to the pump icons, you will see additional sensor icons on the Status Bar when using CGM. � � � � � � � Connection icon: shows radio frequency (RF) communication between the pump and sensor. Calibration icon: represents the time left until next calibrati ...

readings will always display on the Home screen. Your high and low glucose limits entered in your sensor settings will be shown in red. You can also view 6-hour, 12-hour and 24-hour glucose trend graphs by selecting the sensor graph. Blue squares at the bottom of the graph represent a bolus. A gold shaded area represents time when insulin was suspended by a suspend feature. SENSOR STATUS ...

Before using the sensor for the first time, you will need to wirelessly connect the pump and transmitter so that they can communicate with each other. This allows the sensor information to be displayed on the pump screen. charger transmitter Attach your transmitter to the charger and make sure it is fully charged. Press and select Utilities > Device Options > Connect Device. Only one transmitter can be c ...

on the pump. The search can take up to 2 minutes. Once device is found, confirm that the serial number (SN) shown on the pump is the serial number on the back of your transmitter and select Confirm. If you receive the No devices found message, place the transmitter back onto the charger. Then remove the transmitter from the charger and immediately select Retry on the pump. Connection is now complete. The transmitter serial num ...

Before you insert your sensor, gather all of your supplies: One-press Serter is required in order to insert the sensor properly. Guardian™ Sensor 3 is individually packaged and comes attached to a plastic pedestal which is necessary for proper loading into the serter. Oval tape is required to keep the sensor securely in place. Guardian™ Link 3 transmitter is connected after the sensor is inserted and c ...