For care partners, this app helps keep everyone in the loop. Up to five people can now follow a person using an insulin pump and receive high and low notifications.
Download via iOS app store for Apple compatible phones and at Google Play for Android compatible phones.
Care partners download the CareLink™ Connect app from the Apple App Store® or Google Play™ store.
The app will guide the care partner through start-up screens which give an introduction on app features.
A dosing disclaimer warning must be acknowledged and a Secure Screen lock must be set up during initial App start up.
Next, the care partner must send a follow request by inputting the username of the CareLink™ Personal account (provided by pump user). The pump user must accept this request within 24 hours in their CareLink™ account.
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A care partner can currently follow only one person on MiniMed™ Mobile app at this time. To follow more than one person, the care partner would need to create an additional CareLink™ care partner account and link it to a different MiniMed™ Mobile app user. The CareLink™ Connect app can only be logged into one care partner account at a time, and so can only display one MiniMed™ Mobile app user’s data at a time.
Care partners can receive any of the notifications that the MiniMed™ Mobile app user has turned on in the pump by having that particular notification turned on in the CareLink™ Connect app. Care partners can choose to receive less notifications if desired.
To view up-to-date data, the CareLink™ Connect app user must be logged in and have internet connection on their phone. In addition, the MiniMed™ Mobile app user must have:
The CareLink™ Connect app Home screen will indicate when data was last uploaded.
Yes, care partners can adjust notifications and alarms in the CareLink™ Connect app. Also, depending on the phone's operating system, customers can control how they appear.