User guide

CAUTION: If you give yourself insulin by using a syringe, the Bolus Wizard feature will not be able to
correctly determine the active insulin in your system. Consult with your healthcare professional on how
long you need to wait after a manual injection before you can rely on the active insulin calculation of
your Bolus Wizard feature.
Consumables
The pumps use disposable reservoirs and infusion sets for insulin delivery. Installation instructions for
Paradigm reservoir and Paradigm compatible infusion sets are provided in the Starting on insulin chapter.
• Reservoirs — The 554 pump is only used with the 176-unit Paradigm reservoir (MMT-326A). The 754 pump
can be used with either the 300-unit Paradigm reservoir (MMT-332A) or the 176-unit reservoir, depending
on your insulin needs.
• Infusion sets — Medtronic Diabetes provides a variety of Paradigm-compatible infusion sets to fit your
needs. Contact your healthcare professional for help in choosing an infusion set that fits your needs.
Change your infusion set every two to three days.
WARNING: For your protection the pump has undergone extensive testing to confirm appropriate
operation when used with Paradigm reservoirs and Paradigm compatible infusion sets manufactured or
distributed by Medtronic Diabetes. We recommend using Medtronic Diabetes infusion sets and reservoirs
as we cannot guarantee appropriate operation if the pump is used with reservoirs or infusion sets offered
by third-parties and therefore we are not responsible for any injury or malfunctioning of the pump that
may occur in association with such use.
Accessories
• Meter — Your pump can be used with an optional blood glucose meter powered by MWT1 technology
(where or if available). MWT1 is the wireless Radio Frequency (RF) technology that is used to transmit
information from the meter to the pump. You can program your pump to automatically receive your BG
reading from this meter. All meters referenced in this user guide are blood glucose meters supported by
MWT1 technology.
• Remote control — The optional Paradigm remote control can be used with the pump to deliver normal
boluses and suspend/resume the pump from a distant location. (This user guide provides programming
instructions for the remote control. Refer to the remote control user guide for operating instructions.)
• Medtronic MiniLink
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Transmitter — The transmitter (MMT-7703) is a small device that connects to the
sensor. It comes with a tester and a charger. When connected to a sensor that is inserted in the body,
the transmitter automatically initializes the sensor and begins to periodically send glucose data to the
pump using a radio signal.
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