6 things you probably don’t know about the new MiniMed™ 630G system

"pump becomes unclipped and bungees off my body"

Yes, Medtronic really does not seem to get how important their belt holster was for the 5XX series. When was the first 6XX released in the world? And they still do not have a holster for it. If one executive at Medtronic thought it was a priority, they could've had this available and shipping in about a month.

While I never used the holster for my previous Medtronic Pump, I am very disappointed in the clip for the 630G. I preferred the clear clip--the Paradigm Pump clip despite the fact that I broke it often. It was no where near as loose as the clip for the 630G. The 630G clip is so loose that it fell off my shorts and pulled the pump site out. So I had to insert a new pump site...money lost. I don't like the size of the new pump either. It makes it very difficult to hide it in a discrete location for wearing a dress. The lack of a bolus wizard from the Contour Next Link as well is disappointing. Three pumps previously I had that with Animas. Disappointed after all the hype.

I cannot get my new battery to connect. Any suggestions?

There are some very nice improvements its in the 630G over the 530G dd(mostly the color screen), but I have to wonder just how much beta testing Medtronics does before releasing these devices in the wild. The clip incorporated in the back of the pump is a nice idea, but two problems. One, it seems to repeatedly break in relatively short order (so many people report this that it is obviously a product defect and inexplicable why they aren't exchanged free of charge). Second, who are the software engineers who designed and tested the screens??? If you wear the pump with the clip as intended, unless you remove the pump from your clothing the screen is upside down. Of course, that requires you to pull on the clip more than you should have to (it also should rotate so it can be worn vertically or horizontally as some of the other clips did - did anyone try to exercise when the pump was in vertical orientation and have the pump poking your abdomin?). Don't any of the software engineers have a smartphone that flips the screen depending on the device's orientation? Was that really too difficult for them to figure our. And speaking of smartphones, what is the excuse for not having the pump be able to connect to your smartphone (bluetooth) so you can run your pump from an app on your phone. Was the $2-3 bluetooth module too expensive for a pump that costs over $3,000? Finally, with my last pump I purchased the transmitter that allowed the pump to connect to Minimed Connect, which was just introduced a year or two ago. Why is that? Because there is no bluetooth module in the pump to allow it to connect. No effort to make the pump backwards compatible with a device I spent considerable dollars on and no warning when purchasing the pump that this was the case. And don't get me started on the terrible performance of the Endlite sensors in the last day or two you use them. After all, they only cost $100/each, so why should anyone expect them to work well for the six full days they are intended to? I've been a Medtronic Pump user since a year or so the pumps first became available. To say that I'm disappointed with the progress of pretty simply advancements that could be easily programmed and the obsolescence of accessories just recently purchased is really disappointing. We all know that the new model is part of a game to get our insurers to pay for new pumps. But Medtronic needs to spend some R&D dollars to incorporate real user-friendly features for reasons other than simply getting insurance carriers to bite on then cost of a new pump.

Hi I have a question about the 630. Does the continuous monitor tell the pump to give insulin if the reading is high. And why does my pump tell me to calibrate every day? Thought once it was done the first day you didn't have to do that again. Mine wakes me up every morning beeping telling me to calibrate.

We are getting ready to upgrade our daughters pump. She is 17 and has no interest in a CGM. A sales rep at our supply company says the 530 is being phased out? Taking the CGM component out of the mix. What is the best system the 530 if it is still available for the next 4 years, the 630 or the 670?

Hi. I just received my new 630G pump. I just have one question right now, the information indicates it is waterproof. I cannot find any information on the waterproof details.
Thanks, Anna

After having worn over 600 sensors, I now find out that when I logged into Carelink, yesterday, Minimed has opted to remove the "old reports" from the reports menu.
Since I have been wearing sensors, I have printed the "Daily Log" report, which gives you reading every time sensor sends. After downloading each week, I run this report, I log this and compare to meter. There is no report now, on the reports list, that will print out every reading for every minute. And after calling help line, I was told that the "Old reports" have been removed. And are no longer available!
After all these years of having had lots of pumps and transmitters and sensors, Which should be good business for minimed, I am now looking elsewhere for diabetes management devices.

Hello! I wish there was a way to permanently turn off/silence all cgm related alarms. I've been on the 530g for a long time and just upgraded to the 630g, and I was dismayed to learn that this is still not possible.

I hate that I can only silence it for 24 hours at a time, it drives me absolutely bonkers when that time expires, and the alarms go from 0 to wake-the-dead in a manner of a couple minutes, usually when I'm in the shower and can't get to it to shut it up.

It seems like such a silly oversight to not allow me to just turn off all alarms, I feel like you're treating me like a child who can't be trusted with the responsibility of calibrating my cgm on my own, and now it's making my blood boil just talking about it. Please fix!!

Hi Medtronic team-

Recently obtained my new 670G pump and the technology is remarkable.
The improved control in just the first few weeks has been really terrific.

* For those leading an active lifestyle, a rotating holster is CRUCIAL.
* What has manufacturer of the Paradigm rotating holster said about 670g model?
* Pump locked in fixed vertical orientation is uncomfortable.
* Ability to rotate pump display to landscape format should be developed ASAP.
* iPhone and Android compatibility could make 670g usage far more private/discreet.
* SILENT mode for users who speak at microphones to large audiences...we don’t need a barking pump when we have 90 seconds of a speech remaining to 500+ people. The vibration alerts are entirely sufficient. No need to make our JOBS awkward.

Again, the pump technology is magical. The designers absolutely must recruit “focus groups” of actual diabetics and listen to day-to-day usability feedback. Development of a rotating holster must happen pronto. Please advise when we can expect holster availability.

THANK YOU!

So I just got my new 670 pump as I am upgrading from a Paradigm pump and I Hate, Hate Hate the lack of a rotatable holster, as of right now I would say that there is a 50/50 chance of me sending it back. I also cant understand why you would make people have to "unlock" their pump to use it. It makes it really hard to deal with when I am in a meeting with clients and my pump starts to beep at me and I have to figure out how to nonchalantly clear the issue. Its equaly annoying to have a pump beep in a meeting as it is to have a cell phone keep going off. I'm 30 and I've been a Minimed pump user for 15 years and I cant believe that there is no holster for the 670 pump. I also cant believe how poorly made and designed all of the old belt holsters have been for the the 530 pumps. I started out with the Grey one, that broke at the hinge all the time (Clearly a bearing strength yeild problem). The clear ones are better, but the little nub on the back that keeps the pump at a certain angle broke after just a couple weeks. That feature isnt a big deal to me, but if your going to design for it then it should work. It was simply a bending fatigue problem, plastic is a poor material to use for a bending fatigue type load. At this point I just hope you guys have a belt holster figured out in the next two weeks or you will probably see this pump get sent back. I know you have known about these complaints from several people since last November at least and as an engineer, I cant see why it would take so long to bring a simple design like this to market.

Do you offer an option to borrow a backup pump for college kids that live out of state? Twice over the years my daughter's pump has broken and for a college student living far away from home, it is an awful lot to deal with in terms of UPS, going back to shots, setting up a new pump, etc. Thank you.

I have just started using the 670G pump in March of 2018. I have looked all over the website and asked multiple people at the help center the following question and cannot get a straight answer.

I want to know how women get mammograms when using this sensor system. All the literature indicates that transmitter/sensor should be removed for ALL radiological procedures. However, it is not just a simple matter of taking it off (as it is with the pump itself). Changing MY sensors once a week has been a nightmare for me, so I don't want to remove them any more frequently than I absolutely have to. Because the sensor sometimes lasts 6 days, and sometimes 7 and SOMEtimes only 4, I can't make an appointment months in advance and be sure that it will be a day that I am changing it anyway. So, my question is: Does it REALLY have to be removed for a mammogram or can it just be covered with a lead shield?

Thanks!

I'm holding onto my paradigm 551 for dear life, praying that it doesn't fail on me. Because from my understanding all the new pumps that minimed offers are larger than the paradigm 551. Mine hold 1.8cc, which is way more than enough for me. I'm a very petite person, and already this pump AND my cgm technology feels like it takes over my body. I can't stand the thought of having to attach myself to even something slightly larger. So I guess my question is, are there are any pumps that are as big as the paradigm 551 or even smaller? I've been with minimed for 18 years, and have already started looking into other companies because of this concern.

I currently have the MM630G pump. I have a paradigm remote control that allowed me to bolus or suspend when my pump was hidden in my clothes. Any chance this remote control will work with this pump? I can't figure out how to sync these together.

I have a 530G about to go out of warranty and have just started Medicare. Am I correct that Medicare Part B will currently pay for the new 630G but not the 670G? I just watched a Medtronic-produced video about the 630G which shows it being used with Enlite sensors. I have a supply of Enlite sensors which will be useless to me if the 630G won't work with them. Would I need a different model of transmitter and BG meter for the 630G?

I have had insulin pumps for 27 years (Type 1 Diabetes for 64 years). I agree with the other writers - the 630g is too big! It also sticks up and hits me in the side. Is there a holster that allows me to wear it horizontally rather than vertically? I loved the holsters I had for my 530 - they swiveled and allowed me to wear them on either side in either direction. Why does this pump "clip" regress?

So the larger 3.0 reservoirs won’t work in the 530g?

I, too, think that the 600 series pumps are too big and clunky! I was honestly looking to get the XXXXXX pump because it was much smaller and easier to hide when wearing clothes that are more form fitting, but I had to go with the 670G due to insurance. I love what the 670G pump does, but it's huge! I don't always have the option to wear it on a belt clip. When wearing a dress, I'll have to wear hose in order to stick it in them. The leg pouches DO NOT stay up. For a lot of women, wearing it in the bra is probably the best choice. Some women are smaller than others. We don't want a "box" showing between our girls, and it's just not comfortable. Is there any way to make the 670G smaller and less clunky?

I have had the 670G for a week and a couple days now, please make a rotating belt clip or if another company offers one please direct me. This thing stabs me in my side or pretty much anywhere i put it, it becomes quite painful after a 15 hour work day. I do wear it on my belt as it would be ripped off just in my pocket.
Thanks,
JS

I have a 630G and would like to know when I make a bolus does it go in all at on time. Thanks

I agree with the initial comments that the new pumps are far too large. I am not that tiny a person , but I am not large either. There’s no where to tuck this away, and certainly not when wearing a dress. I also use less than 100 units in a 3 day period, and this is absolutely unnecessary. While I use CGM, I also switch to traditional testing at times. It’s not right that only one product is produced because someone decided that a closed loop system is best. I actually switched to another brand pump over two years ago, and I greatly miss my Minimed pump. I’m disappointed that nothing is changing with the 780G. I was hoping to switch back…