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Setting & Features

Setting & Features
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Setting Your Sensor Settings

Setting the Glucose Alert Limits

Device:  MiniMed® 530G (551/751), Revel™ (523/723), 522/722, Guardian

[MiniMed 530G page 120-121; Revel User Guide page 104-107, 195; X22 User Guide page 115-116; Guardian User Guide page 28-30, 111]

Did You Know: The HIGH Sensor Glucose (SG) and LOW SG alerts notify you when your glucose reaches or goes above or below your programmed glucose limits. For example, if your LOW SG alert is set at 70 mg/dL, you will receive an alert every time your glucose reaches or goes below 70.

Important: Your glucose limits are not the same as your target glucose ranges. Work with your healthcare professional to determine your glucose alert limits.

Device Allowed Low Range Allowed High Range Default Low Setting Default High Setting

MiniMed 530G (551/751)

Revel (523/723)

 40-390 mg/dL
(2.2-21.6 mmol/L)		 50-400 mg/dL
(2.8-22.2 mmol/L)		 80 mg/dL
(4.4 mmol/l)		 240 mg/dL
(13.3 mmol/L)
Revel (523K /723K) 90-390 mg/dL
(5.0-21.6 mmol/L)		 100-400 mg/dL
(5.6-22.2 mmol/L)		 90 mg/dL
(5.0 mmol/l)		 280 mg/dL
(15.5 mmol/L)
522/722 40-390 mg/dL
(2.2-21.6 mmol/L)		 110-400 mg/dL
(2.8-22.2 mmol/L)		 50 mg/dL
(2.8 mmol/L)		 200 mg/dL
(11.2 mmol/L)
Guardian 40-390 mg/dL
(2.2 to 21.6 mmol/L)		 50-400 mg/dL
(2.8-22.2 mmol/L)		 60 mg/dL
(3.3 mmol/L)		 200 mg/dL
(11.2 mmol/L)
Guardian (CS7100K)  90-390 mg/dL
(5.0-21.6 mmol/L)		 100-400 mg/dL
(5.6-22.2 mmol/L)		 90 mg/dL
(5.0 mmol/L)		 280 mg/dL
(15.5 mmol/L)

Make sure the EDIT SETTINGS screen is open.

    • For MiniMed 530G (551/751), Revel (523/723)
      Main Menu > Sensor > Edit Settings
    • For Guardian
      Main Menu > Sensor > Sensor Setup > Edit Settings
  2. Select Glucose Alerts (Glucose Alarms for Guardian), then press ACT. The GLUCOSE ALERTS screen appears.
  3. Select On, then press ACT. The EDIT SETTINGS screen appears showing the glucose alerts are now turned on.
  4. Make sure the EDIT SETTINGS screen is open.
    • Main Menu > Sensor> Edit Settings
  5. Select Glucose Limits, then press ACT. The SET GLUCOSE LIMITS 1 screen appears. The Low Glucose Limit flashes. The start time for your first pair of Glucose Limits is midnight and cannot be changed.
  6. Select your Low Glucose Limit.
  7. Press ACT to select your High Glucose Limit. Your High Glucose Limit must also be at least 10 mg/dL (0.6 mmol/L) above your Low Glucose Limit.
  8. Press ACT. The SET START TIME 2 screen appears. The dashes under the screen name flash. The first pair of Glucose Limits is now set.
  9. If you do not need a second pair of Glucose Limits, press ESC. If you want to set up a second pair of Glucose Limits, follow steps 10 through 15 below.
  10. To set a second pair of Glucose Limits, select the time of day you want this pair to become active.
  11. Press ACT. The SET GLUCOSE LIMITS 2 screen appears. The default Low Glucose Limit flashes (OFF).
  12. Select your Low Glucose Limit.
  13. Press ACT. The default High Glucose Limit flashes (OFF).
  14. Select your High Glucose Limit.
  15. Press ACT. The SET START TIME 3 screen appears.
  16. The second pair of Glucose Limits (Glucose Limits 2) is now set. If you do not need any more Glucose Limits pairs, press ESC. If you want to set more Glucose Limits, repeat steps 10-15, up to a maximum of 8.

Device: 522/722

Setting the Low Glucose Alert

  1. Make sure the EDIT SETTINGS screen is open.
    • Main Menu > Sensor > Sensor Setup > Edit Settings
  2. Select Low Glucose, then press ACT.
  3. Select On, then press ACT. The SET LOW GLUCOSE screen flashes the default Low Glucose limit.
  4. Select your Low Glucose limit. Your Low Glucose limit must be at least 10 mg/dL (0.6 mmol/L) below your High Glucose limit.
  5. Press ACT. The EDIT SETTINGS screen shows the Low Glucose value set.

Setting the High Glucose Alert

  1. Make sure the EDIT SETTINGS screen is open.
    • Main Menu > Sensor > Sensor Setup > Edit Settings
  2. Select High Glucose, then press ACT.
  3. Select On, then press ACT. The SET HIGH GLUCOSE screen flashes the default High Glucose.
  4. Select your High Glucose limit. Your High Glucose limit must be at least 10 mg/dL (0.6 mmol/L) above your Low Glucose limit.
  5. Press ACT. The EDIT SETTINGS screen shows the High Glucose value you selected.
Setting the High Repeat

Device:  MiniMed® 530G (551/751), Revel™ (523/723), 522/722, Guardian

Did You Know: After you receive and clear an alert related to high blood glucose, the alert will repeat until the condition that has caused the alert is resolved.
The High Repeat (High Snooze on a 522/722 or Guardian) feature allows you to set how frequently you want the alert to repeat after you clear it the first time. For example, if your blood glucose levels usually take one to two hours to fall after a correction bolus, you may want to set the High Repeat (High Snooze on a 522/722 or Guardian) to one or two hours to avoid unnecessary alerts.

  1. Make sure the EDIT SETTINGS screen is open.
    • MiniMed 530G (551/751), Revel (523/723)
      Main Menu > Sensor > Edit Settings
    • For 522/722, Guardian
      Main Menu > Sensor > Sensor Setup > Edit Settings
  2. Select Hi Repeat (High Snooze on a 522/722 or Guardian), then press ACT. The SET HI ALERT REPEAT (SET HIGH SNOOZE on a 522/722 or Guardian) screen flashes the default High Repeat time of 1 hour (1:00).
  3. Select your High Repeat time (High Snooze on a 522/722 or Guardian). The time must be between 5 minutes (0:05) and 3 hours (3:00).
  4. Press ACT. The EDIT SETTINGS screen shows the High Repeat (High Snooze on a 522/722 or Guardian) value set.
Setting the Low Repeat

Device:  MiniMed® 530G (551/751), Revel™ (523/723), 522/722, Guardian

[MiniMed 530G User Guide 122; Revel User Guide page 108; 522 User Guide page 116, Guardian User Guide page 32]

Did You Know: After you receive and clear an alert related to low blood glucose, the alert will repeat until the condition that has caused the alert is resolved.
The Low Repeat (Low Snooze on a 522/722 or Guardian) feature allows you to set how frequently you want the alert to repeat after you clear it the first time. For example, if your blood glucose levels usually take one to two hours to fall after a correction bolus, you may want to set the Low Repeat (Low Snooze on a 522/722 or Guardian) to one or two hours to avoid unnecessary alerts.

  1. Make sure the EDIT SETTINGS screen is open.
    • MiniMed 530G (551/751), Revel (523/723)
      Main Menu > Sensor > Edit Settings
    • For 522/722, Guardian
      Main Menu > Sensor > Sensor Setup > Edit Settings
  2. Select Lo Repeat (Low Snooze on a 522/722 or Guardian), then press ACT. The SET LO ALERT REPEAT (SET LOW SNOOZE on a 522/722 or Guardian) screen flashes the default High Repeat time of 1 hour (1:00).
  3. Select your Lo Repeat time (Low Snooze on a 522/722 or Guardian). The time must be between 5 minutes (0:05) and 3 hours (3:00).
  4. Press ACT. The EDIT SETTINGS screen shows the Lo Repeat (Low Snooze on a 522/722 or Guardian) value set.
Setting the Predictive Glucose Alert

Device: MiniMed 530G (551/751), Revel (523/723), Guardian

[MiniMed 530G User Guide 122-123; Revel User Guide page 108-109; Guardian User Guide page 31-32]

Did You Know: Predictive alerts provide you with a warning that your glucose is trending towards your set high and low glucose limits 5-30 minutes before you reach these limits. With predictive alerts, you can be made aware of potential highs and lows even before they occur.

Important: Set up predictive alerts as recommended by your healthcare professional.

Device Allowed Range Default Setting

MiniMed 530G (551/751)

Revel (523/723)

Guardian

5-30 minutes 15 minutes
  1. Make sure the EDIT SETTINGS screen is open.
    • For MiniMed 530G (551/751), Revel (523/723)
      Main Menu > Sensor > Edit Settings
    • For Guardian
      Main Menu > Sensor > Sensor Setup > Edit Settings
  2. Select Predict Alerts (Predictive Alm for Guardian), then press ACT. The PREDICTIVE ALERTS LOW/HIGH screen shows that the alerts are turned Off.
  3. Select On, then press ACT. The SET TIME SENSITIVITY LOW/HIGH screen appears and the LOW time setting flashes the default time.
  4. Select the Time Sensitivity (how many minutes before you reach your Low Glucose Limit). To turn off the Low Predictive Alert, reduce the Time Sensitivity to OFF.
  5. Press ACT. The HIGH time setting flashes the default time.
  6. Select the Time Sensitivity (how many minutes before you reach your High Glucose Limit). To turn off the High Predictive Alert, reduce the Time Sensitivity to OFF.
  7. Press ACT. The EDIT SETTINGS screen appears.
Setting the Rate of Change Alerts

Device: MiniMed 530G (551/751), Revel (523/723), Guardian

[MiniMed 530G User Guide page 124-125, Revel User Guide page 110; Guardian User Guide page 33]

Did You Know: Rate of change alerts notify you that your glucose levels are rising or falling at a certain rate. The RISE RATE alert can be helpful if you are prone to forgetting to take insulin or miscalculate a dose since glucose levels tend to spike significantly at these times.

Likewise, the FALL RATE alert can be helpful in protecting you when you give yourself too much insulin or do not eat enough food.

Device Allowed Range Default Setting Increments

MiniMed 530G (551/751)

Revel (523/723)

 1.1-5.0 mg/dL/min
(0.065 0.275 mmol/L/min)		 Off 0.1 mg/dL/min
(0.005 mmol/L/min)
Guardian 1.1-5.0 mg/dL/min
(0.061 to 0.277 mmol/L/min)		 Off 0.1 mg/dL/min
(0.005 mmol/L/min)
  1. Make sure the EDIT SETTINGS screen is open.
    • For MiniMed 530G (551/751), Revel (523/723)
      Main Menu > Sensor > Edit Settings
    • For Guardian
      Main Menu > Sensor > Sensor Setup > Edit Settings
  2. Select Rate Alerts (Rate Alarms for Guardian), then press ACT. The SET FALL RATE LIMIT screen flashes the rate alert default setting: OFF.
  3. Select the Fall Rate Limit.
  4. Press ACT. The SET RISE RATE LIMIT screen flashes the rate alert default setting: OFF.
  5. Select the Rise Rate Limit. The range and increments are the same as the Fall Rate Limit.
  6. Press ACT. The Rate alerts will now use the settings you specified.

Note: You will be asked first to set a fall rate of 1.1 to 5.0 mg/dL/min, or select to turn it Off. After your fall rate is selected, you will then be asked to set your rise rate. You may set a rise rate of 1.1 to 5.0 mg/dL/min, or turn it Off. It's often best to wait until you have adjusted to CGM to set these alerts.

Setting the Threshold Suspend

Device: MiniMed 530G (551/751)

[MiniMed 530G User Guide 125-126]

Did You Know: Threshold Suspend (THRESH SUSPEND) is an optional feature that suspends insulin delivery when your sensor glucose value reaches or falls below the Low Suspend Limit that you set. When the Threshold Suspend alarm is triggered THRESH SUSPEND message is displayed, a siren will sound, and all insulin delivery is stopped.

Device Allowed Range Default Setting Increments

MiniMed 530G (551/751)

 60-90 mg/dL Off 1 mg/dL
  1. Make sure the EDIT SETTINGS screen is open.
    • For MiniMed 530G (551/751)
      Main Menu > Sensor > Edit Settings
  2. Select Thresh. Suspend, then press ACT. The THRESHOLD SUSPEND screen appears.
  3. Select On, then press ACT.
  4. The SET SUSPEND THRESHOLD screen flashes the default Threshold Suspend limit of 60 mg/dL. Select your limit. You should set the Threshold Suspend limit to a value that is less than your Low Glucose limit. The limit you select must be between 60 to 90 mg/dL.
  5. Press ACT. The EDIT SETTINGS screen shows the Threshold Suspend limit value set.
Setting the Cal Repeat

[MiniMed 530G User Guide page 126, Revel User Guide page 111]

DID YOU KNOW: After you receive and clear a METER BG NOW alert, the device will repeat the alert until you enter a new meter blood glucose measurement. The Cal Repeat feature allows you to set how frequently you want the alert to repeat after you clear it.

  1. Make sure the EDIT SETTINGS screen is open.
    • For MiniMed 530G (551/751), Revel (523/723)
      Main Menu > Sensor > Edit Settings
  2. Select Cal Repeat, then press ACT. The SET CAL REPEAT screen flashes the default Cal Repeat time of 30 minutes (0:30).
  3. Set your Cal Repeat time between 5 minutes (0:05) and 1 hour (1:00).
  4. Press ACT. The EDIT SETTINGS screen shows the Cal Repeat time you selected.
Setting the Cal Reminder

[MiniMed 530G User Guide page 126-127, Revel User Guide page 111]

DID YOU KNOW: The Cal Reminder feature allows you to set a reminder to calibrate your system. For example, if you set your reminder to four hours, then you will receive a METER BG BY alert (Cal Reminder) four hours before the next meter blood glucose (BG) entry is due (eight hours after your last successful sensor calibration).

  1. Make sure the EDIT SETTINGS screen is open.
    • For MiniMed 530G (551/751), Revel (523/723)
      Main Menu > Sensor > Edit Settings
  2. Select Cal Reminder, then press ACT. The SET CAL REMINDER screen shows On.
  3. Press ACT. The SET CAL REMINDER screen flashes the Cal Reminder default time of 1 hour (1:00).
  4. Select your Cal Reminder time between 5 minutes (0:05) and 6 hours (6:00).
  5. Press ACT. The EDIT SETTINGS screen shows the Cal Reminder time you selected.

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