User Manual

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5. Press ESC. Your manual prime is complete.
6. You can now insert the infusion set into your body as described in the next section.
Insert the infusion set
After you complete all of the following, you will be ready to insert the infusion set into your body:
➠ fill your reservoir
➠ rewind your pump
➠ select your insulin type and
➠ prime the pump (fill the infusion set with insulin)
It is important that you change your infusion set every 2-3 days. Medtronic Minimed offers a number of differ-
ent infusion sets for your pump. Instructions for the Quick-set plus are provided. For other infusion set types,
refer to their user guides. After your infusion set is inserted, continue to the section, “Fixed prime.”
Sof-set infusion set
Refer to the Sof-set user guide for instructions.
Silhouette infusion set
Refer to the Silhouette infusion set user guide for instructions.
If your manual prime uses more than 30U insulin, the pump will ask you,
“is priming complete?” If you get this message, do these steps:
a. Make sure you are not connected to the pump.
b. Read the message on the screen, then press
ESC, ACT to clear.
c. If your manual prime is complete (you see droplets on the tip of the infusion set
needle), press
ESC and continue to step 5. If your manual prime is not complete,
press and hold
ACT until priming is complete then continue to
step 5.
WARNING: While the infusion set is connected to your body, do not unscrew and retighten the tubing
connector on the reservoir.
IS PRIMING
Disconnect from body.
COMPLETE?
See user guide
for instruction.
ESC, ACT to clear
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