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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Pump
Hi all - have had the Medtronic 780G now for 4 weeks, and overall I've been super impressed with it. However, there are a couple of issues with it which I'm struggling with. I don't know if they are due to something I need to tweak, or whether the pump is still learning about me and I just need to give it time. But hoping some of you might be able to shed some light on them .
1. When I am slightly out of range, the micro boluses it gives to correct don't seem to have much effect. For example, my target is 5.1, but last night I was 9 at bed. I left the pump's SmartGuard to it to correct assuming by morning it would be on target, but it wasn't. It just remained at 9. I could see from the pump/app that it had given numerous micro corrections, but it's like they didn't do anything. Have attached a screenshot. On a more conventional pump, I would maybe adjust my insulin sensitivity value, but I can't in this case (at least what's I've read online is that SmartGuard doesn't use the value set in the settings?)
2. I've noticed immediately after having insulin for food, the pump sometimes temporarily stops my basal. I assume it's because it thinks I will run low, but it's at the point where I know it won't. Because it stops the basal for an hour or 2, it I end up getting a delayed high a couple of hours later which wouldn't have happened if it hadn't suspended the basal. But I've not idea why it does this. Is this to be expected?
To be clear, these are regular issues. Not one offs, so I don't believe it's an issue with the cannula, etc.
Any help or advice appreciated .
1. When I am slightly out of range, the micro boluses it gives to correct don't seem to have much effect. For example, my target is 5.1, but last night I was 9 at bed. I left the pump's SmartGuard to it to correct assuming by morning it would be on target, but it wasn't. It just remained at 9. I could see from the pump/app that it had given numerous micro corrections, but it's like they didn't do anything. Have attached a screenshot. On a more conventional pump, I would maybe adjust my insulin sensitivity value, but I can't in this case (at least what's I've read online is that SmartGuard doesn't use the value set in the settings?)
2. I've noticed immediately after having insulin for food, the pump sometimes temporarily stops my basal. I assume it's because it thinks I will run low, but it's at the point where I know it won't. Because it stops the basal for an hour or 2, it I end up getting a delayed high a couple of hours later which wouldn't have happened if it hadn't suspended the basal. But I've not idea why it does this. Is this to be expected?
To be clear, these are regular issues. Not one offs, so I don't believe it's an issue with the cannula, etc.
Any help or advice appreciated .