Diabetes How-To Guides

‎Take a tour of the latest insulin pump technology from Medtronic with the MiniMed™ virtual pump app! This application provides a link to the virtual pump experience for the MiniMed™ 770G system, as well as step-by-step guides on features of the MiniMed™ 670G and MiniMed™ 630G systems.

Our Omnipod® System video tutorials will help you understand how to use your Omnipod® System & how to troubleshoot any problems. Watch our video tutorials now.

Our Omnipod DASH® video tutorials will help you understand how to use your Omnipod DASH® & how to troubleshoot any problems. Watch our video tutorials now.

To fill a new Pod with insulin, you will need to follow six simple steps. If you already have an active Pod, you will first need to deactivate it before activating a new one. From the home screen, select ""More Actions"" and then select ""Change Pod."" Your Personal Diabetes Manager (PDM) will take you step by step through filling and activating a new Pod. View the video to ensure that you fill your Pod correctly and safely. For more questions about the Omnipod® Insulin Management System and managing diabetes, visit our Learning Center: http://bit.ly/2xmqBwN."

Beginning Insulin Delivery Once you have applied your Pod, the PDM prompts you to insert the cannula to begin insulin delivery. If your selected infusion site area is lean, consider the “pinching up method” to ensure successful cannula insertion. For the pinching up method, place your hand over the Pod and make a wide, gentle pinch around your skin surrounding the viewing window. You will need to hold this position until the cannula is inserted, so make sure you find a comfortable position. When you are ready, tap “start” on the PDM and then tap “confirm”. Within a few seconds, the virtually pain-free cannula insertion will occur. The PDM will now ask you to verify that the cannula is inserted properly. Look on the surface of the Pod for the pink slide insert. A light pink square above the viewing window indicates that the cannula is inserted. Another check is to look for the light blue cannula in the viewing window. If you were pinching up, release your hand once you’ve verified that the cannula has been inserted. If the cannula is properly inserted, tap “yes” on the PDM. A green banner notifies you that the Pod set-up is complete. The Pod and PDM will remind you to check your blood glucose 1.5 hours after insulin delivery begins, to ensure proper insertion and infusion of insulin at the site.

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LBL017393 Rev001 This video demonstrates how to insert the Dexcom G6 sensor under the skin.

Watch a step by step guide on how to test your blood glucose levels. In order to perform a blood glucose test you will require your blood glucose meter, a test strip to hand, a lancing device and a monitoring diary to record the results of your blood glucose test. Diabetes.co.uk's Benedict Jephcote runs through how to test your blood sugar. In this video, Benedict is using a OneTouch meter and test strips. How to test blood glucose: http://www.diabetes.co.uk/blood-glucose/how-to-test-blood-glucose-levels.html How to inject insulin: http://www.diabetes.co.uk/insulin/how-to-inject-insulin.html Ben's blood glucose was 3.6 mmol/L (or 65 mg/dL) in this video. Learn about hypos (low blood glucose) at http://www.diabetes.co.uk/Diabetes-and-Hypoglycaemia.html For those not in the UK, mmol/L is the UK standard unit. mg/dL is the American unit. You can convert between the two here: http://www.diabetes.co.uk/blood-sugar-converter.html

Documenting Pump Details When selecting “Omnipod” for the patient’s pump brand, always also complete the cascaded question which asks which generation of Omnipod they are on. If the family doesn’t know, just have them show you their PDM. The older generation Omnipod is referred to as the “Eros...