User's Manual

Alert
type
Alert range Increment Default
value
Time First reminder occurs at 2 to 24 hours. Second
reminder occurs one hour before empty. The
second reminder is automatic and cannot be
changed by the user.
30 min 8 hours
Units First reminder occurs at 5 to 50 units. Second
reminder occurs at 50 percent of the
remaining specified amount. The second
reminder is automatic and cannot be changed
by the user.
1 unit 20 units
Max Bolus
Range 0 to 75 units
Default 10 units
Normal bolus
Range is 0.025 to 75 units of insulin, and limited by the Max Bolus setting.
Occlusion detection
When occlusion is detected, the Insulin flow blocked alarm occurs. The occlusion
alarm is triggered by an average of 2.23 units of missed insulin (standard bolus) or
1.97 units of missed insulin (quick bolus). The MiniMed pump is intended for use
with U100 insulin. This table shows occlusion detection for four different situations
when using U100 insulin.
Rate Minimum time
before alarm
Average time
before alarm
Maximum time
before alarm
bolus delivery (10 units at
standard speed)
71 seconds 95 seconds 136 seconds
bolus delivery (10 units at
quick speed)
9 seconds 10 seconds 14 seconds
basal delivery (1.0 u/h) 2.00 hours 2.50 hours 3.80 hours
basal delivery (0.025 u/h) 123.38 hours 142.03 hours 178.33 hours
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