User guide

48 Chapter 4
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
➠ Insert the reservoir into pump
➠ 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 different infusion sets for your pump. Instructions for the Quick-set
®
begin on the next page as an
example. Always refer to the instructions that shipped with your infusion set. After your infusion set
is inserted, continue to the section “Fixed prime.”
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
COMPLETE?
Disconnect from body
See user guide for
instruction.
ESC, ACT to clear