First bolus with minimed

[MinimedPumper07]

4 units, slow, flawless, pain free :1eye:

one problem though. before dinner i checked my bg and it was 93. it transferred the number to my pump

10 minutes later i went to give myself a bolus, but i couldnt find out how to incorporate the number 93 into my bolus without doing it manually. i thought that when i would go to do the bolus, it would have 93 already there instead of making me scroll to it.

am i doing something wrong?

[NoelD]

Nope, that's just the way it is. Leave the BG blank,ACT, input your carbs, ACT, review the info, ACT, make sure the dose is shown properly (adjust if need be), ACT again.

[MinimedPumper07]

so if i leave it blank, when i finish it will be input to it?

ty

i also read that it goes away after 12 minutes

[NoelD]

No, it will not input the previously entered 93, you're just doing a simple meal bolus. The status screen (esc on the blank main screen) will show it in the history. Just the last one though.

[MinimedPumper07]

so y would i leave it blank?

[NoelD]

because you already entered the 93 in previously. You are doing a simple meal bolus, not a correction. If it was higher than your pre-meal target, then put it in again, with your carbs, and it will give a meal+correction bolus.

[MinimedPumper07]

oh... thats confusing

so ur saying only leave it blank if you are in target?

but if i was say at 200, it would say it there?
was it only blank because i was within my range?
this is so confusing

[NoelD]

No, you "really" should wait for your pre-meal bolus to test. Input the BG, input the carbs, and go.

In this case, you just tested 10 minutes prior, and was 93, a good pre-meal BG. No need to enter it again. You are JUST bolusing for your meal then.

[MinimedPumper07]

alright i understand that

but under what conditions will the pump show me my bg number? only within 12 minutes of taking it?

[NoelD]

It will not show it the way you are thinking. It will remember your last reading, on the status screen, hit ESC from the blank main screen, you'll see your last bolus, along with BG if you entered one. You can't reference a past BG reading when bolusing.

[MinimedPumper07]

what, that cant be true

last week when i tried the mm for the first time, i checked my bg, and then when i went to do a bolus, instead of showing the - - -, it actually said my bg number

are you ssaying that never happens?

maybe i just dont remember correctly

if that is the case, what in the world is the point of the meter telling the pump ur bg?

"The pump will not display a reading that is older than 12 minutes on the ENTER BG screen."

that is straight from the manual.
that means that within 12 minutes it will show your bg on the enter bg screen, Automatically!

[Funnygrl]

You probably waited too long between the bg and the bolus. It has to be within 10 minutes on the Cozmo.

[NoelD]

I don't use their meter for BG readings. I use the Ultrasmart and manually input my readings. I use their BG meter only to sync it with my PC and carelink. I will just say I don't care for their meter too much.
I didn't know you were using their meter.

[MinimedPumper07]

:proud: lol theres your problem

also, if i were to go give a bolus it says Active Insulin : N/A

whats up with that? where can i see my insulin on board? its not on the status screen...

i agree their meter is kinda crappy and has no features, but it is pretty liteweight and is a pretty color

It all makes sense to me now, this pump is beautiful.

the iob works like a charm, unlike the animas. with mm it only tells u iob if you are doing a correction and are high, to remind you that you still have iob left.

with animas if u wanted to snack a little bit, it would give you iob, which makes no sense whatsoever.

mm got it right.

[condensr]

with animas if u wanted to snack a little bit, it would give you iob, which makes no sense whatsoever.


Not sure how you were doing it, but I know with my 1250 the IOB is not factored in except for a correction (EZBg) bolus, or the correction part of a carbsmart bolus. For carb or normal boluses, IOB is never counted.

[ToddyC]

It's what Funnygrl said -- you just waited too long between the test and the bolus. If you would have tried to bolus shortly after the test, the BG would have still shown up when you did the bolus....otherwise you can just hit ESC and see what it was and then enter it yourself. What I do is input the BG if this happens.

Using your example, I would have manually entered "93" and then taken my bolus. If my target is 120, then the bolus wizard would have calculated my bolus based on my BG of 93 and a target of 120. Otherwise, if I leave it blank, I believe it will "assume" that I'm at my target - 120 in this example - and then calculate a bolus based on that...which would have been a little too much insulin for me. In other words, leaving it blank would have based my bolus on my target BG when in fact I would have been almost 30 below that.

[melissata]

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Originally Posted by MinimedPumper07 View Post
with animas if u wanted to snack a little bit, it would give you iob, which makes no sense whatsoever.
Not sure how you were doing it, but I know with my 1250 the IOB is not factored in except for a correction (EZBg) bolus, or the correction part of a carbsmart bolus. For carb or normal boluses, IOB is never counted.
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My understanding from someone that I know that struggles with the Animas is that it does consider insulin on board, and will actually tell her not to give any insulin for more carbs if there is insulin on board and the bg is under target. This has happened time after time and she is never sure what to do. It is figured differently from the Minimed. Most Minimed users don't even pay attention to IOB, because you have to scroll down to see it. It isn't taken into account anyway for extra carbs, so why bother?
From the main screen, you can use the down arrow to see a lot of info, including how many units and when you started the reservoir. I want to put in a good word for the BD meter. My daughter recently had a lab test and the meter was right on. I never felt as if we got any incorrect reading in the 3+ years that she has been using it. I can only hope that the Flash is as good.

[melissata]

I forgot to mention that if you check your bg with the meter and don't bolus right way, all that you have to do is scroll down and it is right there. You can then just enter it, and go from there. You don't need to remember it or look back at your meter. Melissa usually checks a half hour or so before dinner, so the number is not flashing by then. If she was in range I usually just bypass it and hit act, but you can certainly enter it each time if you want to. Most people don't figure out the scrolling thing right away.

[MinimedPumper07]

i got my first problem with the meter

last night i tested 136. it says 136 in the status screen

but when i go to daily totals, it said i had a hi of 236, which i didnt

i think it turned the 136 into 236...

I forgot to mention that if you check your bg with the meter and don't bolus right way, all that you have to do is scroll down and it is right there. You can then just enter it, and go from there. You don't need to remember it or look back at your meter. Melissa usually checks a half hour or so before dinner, so the number is not flashing by then. If she was in range I usually just bypass it and hit act, but you can certainly enter it each time if you want to. Most people don't figure out the scrolling thing right away.

what do you mean scroll down and it is right there? do you mean hold the scroll button or something special? or do you mean scroll all the way to your number?
i scrolled down and nothing special happened

one last question. when i do express bolus, the square wave bolus is not available to me. why is that? i enabled square and dual wave boluses. when i dial everything in it just asks me if i want normal or dual wave...

ty for your time

one last comment before i go lol

it sux that if you go through the bolus wizard and DONT do the bolus, it still records the bg in your daily totals. so if i enter like 100, and then cancel the bolus, it will still record that 100. you could have like 100 bg reading in one day lol

[SwimMom]

We are new on the minimed, but I think it will only pull up that recent BG if you want to bolus within a few minutes of testing. For an adult who may bolus before the meal, that works great. For a child who may not eat everything, it isn't useful.

I was surprised that the BG didn't come up when we were ready to bolus my child. In training we didn't have the delay though.

[Funnygrl]

I bolus after meals too, and wish the pumps had an option of using a new bg, the last entered bg, or no bg.

[melissata]

what do you mean scroll down and it is right there? do you mean hold the scroll button or something special? or do you mean scroll all the way to your number?
i scrolled down and nothing special happened

Okay, from the blank screen, you hit the esc button. You will then be on the status screen. Then use the down arrow and read all of the info. Last Bg is there and last bolus and all kinds of stuff that no one seems to know is there! I never use the easy bolus button for anything but a straight bolus. Just use the Wizard so that it is all in the memory. I would call Minimed about that meter problem. That shouldn't happen. Are you sure that you didn't misread it, and did you go back on the meter and see it?

[MinimedPumper07]

nobody else realizes that if you cancel out of a bolus after you already entered the bg, it will still store that bg in your daily totals?

[JediSkipdogg]

Do I maybe see the name CozmoPumper07 coming soon? Sheesh, none are perfect. They all have design flaws that we just have to deal with.

That's why I can't put enough stress on TRYING EVERY pump out there for AT LEAST 1 week before buying one. Do everything you think you can do to it.

[Dewey]

That's why I can't put enough stress on TRYING EVERY pump out there for AT LEAST 1 week before buying one. Do everything you think you can do to it.
Jedi, I have to say that I TOTALLY agree here. I've been saying that for a while now....Try & TRIAL each pump to see which one suits Your needs best...NO pump is perfect, and anyone who thinks otherwise is just fooling themselves. These devices are made for humans, by HUMANS....both we & our human-made devices are flawed (or, at the very least, don't necessarily do ALL the things people think we/they should). Period.

It's good to ask questions, but the only way to be truly confident in the choice you make is by testing each facet of your pump, for yourself. Also, try NOT to pick apart the pump by focusing on one or two "cons" of it. Instead, if you find a list of things you don't like or that you believe are possibly mechanically wrong with the pump after a couple of weeks of trialing it, THEN explore more options (i.e. trial another one, etc.).

[Tony]

one last question. when i do express bolus, the square wave bolus is not available to me. why is that? i enabled square and dual wave boluses. when i dial everything in it just asks me if i want normal or dual wave...
You can only use the square and dual wave by pressing the b button. The express bouls is just that, a fast way of taking a bolus.

it sux that if you go through the bolus wizard and DONT do the bolus, it still records the bg in your daily totals. so if i enter like 100, and then cancel the bolus, it will still record that 100. you could have like 100 bg reading in one day lolWhat is wrong with that? Sounds like a new feature for the 522/722. If I add my bg in manual in the 515 and go thru the bolus wizard and don't bolus it will not record the bg.

[Funnygrl]

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What is wrong with that? Sounds like a new feature for the 522/722. If I add my bg in manual in the 515 and go thru the bolus wizard and don't bolus it will not record the bg.

The problem is she entered them to just play around with it, then canceled the bolus, thinking they would go away. They weren't actually her blood sugars.

[JediSkipdogg]

The problem is she entered them to just play around with it, then canceled the bolus, thinking they would go away. They weren't actually her blood sugars.

I see that as an advantage though. 99.9% of the users are not going to "play" with their pump for 4 years. Also, maybe they want to use a different non BD meter but want all their pump/BG info in the same program. Therefore, they can enter it in then can the bolus out and will have their BG readings in their pump. So, to me that's an advantage.

[Funnygrl]

I see that as an advantage though. 99.9% of the users are not going to "play" with their pump for 4 years. Also, maybe they want to use a different non BD meter but want all their pump/BG info in the same program. Therefore, they can enter it in then can the bolus out and will have their BG readings in their pump. So, to me that's an advantage.
But you should have to confirm. She pressed cancel and it was still there.

[JediSkipdogg]

But you should have to confirm. She pressed cancel and it was still there.

ANd he did confirm. When he was on the enter BG screen and put the BG in manually and then pressed ACT to get to the next screen, that's a confirmation on the BG reading part.

[Tony]

The problem is she entered them to just play around with it, then canceled the bolus, thinking they would go away. They weren't actually her blood sugars.
She is a he.

Didn't sound that way to me. What does it matter, the meter is recording the bg any way. And if he was using the cgms with the pump, he would have 358 readings.

[MinimedPumper07]

nah i got it all figured out

the dietician was playing with it when i did the pump start i think

one more thing, my bd meter that came with it is really dull. it is really hard to see the screen, like the battery is 10 years old or something. i switched batteries and same thing, super hard to see.

is it like this with everyone or did i just get bad luck, again?

if i just got unlucky i will ask for another one

[Dewey]

one more thing, my bd meter that came with it is really dull. it is really hard to see the screen, like the battery is 10 years old or something. i switched batteries and same thing, super hard to see.

is it like this with everyone or did i just get bad luck, again?

if i just got unlucky i will ask for another one

I think you should ask for another. When I had both my BD meter & MM pump, both screens were clear & had good contrast (the numbers & such were dark & clear).

[ToddyC]

I'd ask for another meter. I'm using the BD and it is very clear and easy to read -- I often use it in the carrying case and can still easily read it through the clear plastic that covers it up.

[Gordonm]

My BD meter is very clear but Inever use it for testing. I only use it to download my pump setting and results to the MM site. I use the One Touch Ultra. Much better meter.

[poodlebone]

:proud: lol theres your problem

also, if i were to go give a bolus it says Active Insulin : N/A

whats up with that? where can i see my insulin on board? its not on the status screen...

i agree their meter is kinda crappy and has no features, but it is pretty liteweight and is a pretty color

It all makes sense to me now, this pump is beautiful.

the iob works like a charm, unlike the animas. with mm it only tells u iob if you are doing a correction and are high, to remind you that you still have iob left.

with animas if u wanted to snack a little bit, it would give you iob, which makes no sense whatsoever.

mm got it right.

With the MM pump you can always see your IOB but I think it's a roundabout way they have it. Hit the Bolus button, and "enter BG" and the --- appears. Just press the up or down arrow once, either way, to get a BG value and hit ACT. The Enter Food screen appears, leave it at 0 and hit ACT. The Estimate Details screen comes up showing a zero bolus, since you put in a good BG value and no carbs, and if you scroll down at the end of the list you'll see your IOB. Then just escape out of it. Nothing gets entered in your pump's history.

I still don't see why the IOB can't be seen on the Status screen. The amoutn of IOB should have absolutely nothing to do with entering a BG or carbs. If you have 2 units on board, you're going to have 2 units whether your BG is 50 or 150, or whether you're eating 10 or 100 carbs. I've gotten used to pressing all the buttons to get to the info but it really should be easier to find.

[JediSkipdogg]

I still don't see why the IOB can't be seen on the Status screen. The amoutn of IOB should have absolutely nothing to do with entering a BG or carbs. If you have 2 units on board, you're going to have 2 units whether your BG is 50 or 150, or whether you're eating 10 or 100 carbs. I've gotten used to pressing all the buttons to get to the info but it really should be easier to find.

I agree on the main screen part. On the Animas IOB is only one screen down, so pretty easy to get to.

As for IOB having nothing to do with entering a BG or carbs....It should not matter with carbs. However, it will affect BG possibly. If you are running 200 and have 3 units of IOB...that means you still have 3 units of insulin that may bring your BG down. However, if your correction factor is say 1:20 with a goal of 100, then you would need to give 2 more units of insulin at least to bring the 200 down to 100.

[MinimedPumper07]

With the MM pump you can always see your IOB but I think it's a roundabout way they have it. Hit the Bolus button, and "enter BG" and the --- appears. Just press the up or down arrow once, either way, to get a BG value and hit ACT. The Enter Food screen appears, leave it at 0 and hit ACT. The Estimate Details screen comes up showing a zero bolus, since you put in a good BG value and no carbs, and if you scroll down at the end of the list you'll see your IOB. Then just escape out of it. Nothing gets entered in your pump's history.

I still don't see why the IOB can't be seen on the Status screen. The amoutn of IOB should have absolutely nothing to do with entering a BG or carbs. If you have 2 units on board, you're going to have 2 units whether your BG is 50 or 150, or whether you're eating 10 or 100 carbs. I've gotten used to pressing all the buttons to get to the info but it really should be easier to find.

thats not true though. if i enter a random bg, as soon as i press act, it will get saved into my history :confused:

so i guess i wont be knowing my iob unless i really need it

[Funnygrl]

I think that IOB thing would drive me nuts. Cozmo has a dedicated IOB screen and I look at it like every time I test.

[MinimedPumper07]

sh**, see i just did what you said. pressed express bolus, entered bg of 100, and saw my iob. then i went to daily totals and todays numbers and it said 3 bgs taken, and the lowest is 100, when in reality i had done 2 bgs, and they were 114 and 131.

so that doesnt work :(

there is no way to see iob without saving the dam bg!

what i wanna know is does daily totals get saved into the pc software program? does the pc software take the numbers out of the bg meter or the pump? cuz right now i have a 100 reading thats not mine!

so pretty much i wanna know if the daily totals matter at all, as far as are they gonna show up in reports on the pc or anything?

[Funnygrl]

sh**, see i just did what you said. pressed express bolus, entered bg of 100, and saw my iob. then i went to daily totals and todays numbers and it said 3 bgs taken, and the lowest is 100, when in reality i had done 2 bgs, and they were 114 and 131.

so that doesnt work :(

there is no way to see iob without saving the dam bg!
I so see you going through every pump on the market...

[MinimedPumper07]

lol, no i really like this pump

i just wanna figure this out. could somebody please tell me what you do with your mm pump if you wanna see iob? does daily totals really matter or is it only for personal interest?

[Funnygrl]

lol, no i really like this pump

i just wanna figure this out. could somebody please tell me what you do with your mm pump if you wanna see iob? does daily totals really matter or is it only for personal interest?
Call the 800 number. Ask them for a new meter while you're at it.

[MinimedPumper07]

ok im looking at the pc software. how come not all the bgs from the meter are transfered to the pump? it shows all my readings are in my meter, but only half of those are under PUMP BG...

[Funnygrl]

ok im looking at the pc software. how come not all the bgs from the meter are transfered to the pump? it shows all my readings are in my meter, but only half of those are under PUMP BG...
I think if it's in the meter and the pump then it counts it from the meter, but doesn't double count it.

[melissata]

Okay, from the blank screen, you hit the esc button. You will then be on the status screen. Then use the down arrow and read all of the info. Last Bg is there and last bolus and all kinds of stuff that no one seems to know is there! I never use the easy bolus button for anything but a straight bolus. Just use the Wizard so that it is all in the memory. I would call Minimed about that meter problem. That shouldn't happen. Are you sure that you didn't misread it, and did you go back on the meter and see it?

Has anyone even tried this??? I don't get why no one seems to realize that this is so simple. It takes two button presses for pete's sake.

[sbigelow]

ok im looking at the pc software. how come not all the bgs from the meter are transferred to the pump? it shows all my readings are in my meter, but only half of those are under PUMP BG...

If you are using the CareLink software there is an option to get BG from pump, meter, or both. If you have entered false data into the pump, choose the meter option. Otherwise you averages and standard deviation results will be skewed.

I like that it stores the BG into the pump after I press Act (even if I cancel). I don't use the BD meter so it allows me to quickly enter my readings when I'm on the go. The simplest answer is not to enter the BG unless it is correct. :D

What you need to do now is get the Cozmo, Animas, and Minimed. Hook them all up and use one for corrections, one for bolus, and one for basal. Then maybe you could buy Cyborg's log-on name from him. jk :laugh:

[MinimedPumper07]

good idea, do you have 18 thousand dollars I could borrow?

Just wondering what you do when you want to see the IOB, but haven't necessarily tested or are going to bolus.

[JediSkipdogg]

good idea, do you have 18 thousand dollars I could borrow?

Just wondering what you do when you want to see the IOB, but haven't necessarily tested or are going to bolus.

Have you not read 2 posts up. It seems like Melissa is saying how to do it.

[sbigelow]

Just wondering what you do when you want to see the IOB, but haven't necessarily tested or are going to bolus.

For me it has never been an issue. The only time I care about IOB is if I have tested and need to correct or take carbs. And I always test before I bolus.

IOB is not in the status screen. You can get a general idea of how much IOB from the status screen though. Just look at you last bolus and the time taken. Divide the bolus amount by your active insulin time. This will give you a close IOB amount by hour. If you did a dual/square bolus this goes out the window.

If it really bothers you that its not on the pump, I would write a letter or email Minimed. Start the letter or email with a compliment like your pump is so amazing and has revolutionized my life bla, bla bla...(for some reason this ensures it gets to the right person). Tell them what features you want added to future pumps. Then be ready to shell out $400 for the upgrade (Cozmo users: Spare us the salt in the wound. We know you get your upgrades for free).

[Funnygrl]

What you need to do now is get the Cozmo, Animas, and Minimed. Hook them all up and use one for corrections, one for bolus, and one for basal. Then maybe you could buy Cyborg's log-on name from him. jk :laugh:

Lol!

Actually, you don't need all 3. There is one that does everything he needs...well...I'm sure there would be an annoyance there too. But so far...

[poodlebone]

sh**, see i just did what you said. pressed express bolus, entered bg of 100, and saw my iob. then i went to daily totals and todays numbers and it said 3 bgs taken, and the lowest is 100, when in reality i had done 2 bgs, and they were 114 and 131.

so that doesnt work :(

there is no way to see iob without saving the dam bg!

This must be something new on the X22 models. On my 715, the only BG readings that get stored in the pump (or at least show up in the Daily Totals screen) are BGs that also have a bolus attached. If I test 12 times in a day and bolus 6 times, say 3 for meals, 2 snacks & 1 correction, my Daily Totals will tell me I've had only 6 BG tests and will give me an average of only those 6 that I also bolused for. The same thing with carbs. Say I check my BG and it's 48. I eat 20g of carbs. I manually enter my BG and carbs into the Bolus Wizard. The BW suggests a zero bolus, I hit ACT to accept that and no bolus is given. That BG of 48 will not show up in my daily total. Those 20g of carbs will not show up either.

When you entered the fake BG of 100, when you got to the screen showing IOB did you hit ACT to get out of there, or ESC? I'll use either one to get out of that screen. No matter which way I do it, though, my bogus BG is not stored. Maybe it is in the pump somewhere, but it doesn't show up anywhere just by going through the pump menus and screens. I don't use Minimed's software or the BD meter. I use an UltraSmart, and I get my reports from that.

[melissata]

I guess I was wrong. The insulin on board isn't there, but you can figure it out yourself like someone else said. You don't know your insulin on board with MDI unless you figure it out yourself. With a pump set up properly I don't see why anyone needs that info. It seems to me that it is something that people on Animas pumps look at a lot and people on Minimed don't give a hoot about. Minimed pumps give you insulin for any carbs that you are going to eat, only subtracting a bit for a lower than target bg. I think that you need to just RELAX and try to stop nitpicking! I find it awfully funny that a lot of people think that you are female. I don't know of anyone male or female that has had so many issues with MDI's and now pumps.

[JediSkipdogg]

Lol!

Actually, you don't need all 3. There is one that does everything he needs...well...I'm sure there would be an annoyance there too. But so far...

I thought I tried to persuade that way :flute:

[Funnygrl]

I thought I tried to persuade that way :flute:
I know, I know.

[poodlebone]

I guess I was wrong. The insulin on board isn't there, but you can figure it out yourself like someone else said. You don't know your insulin on board with MDI unless you figure it out yourself. With a pump set up properly I don't see why anyone needs that info. It seems to me that it is something that people on Animas pumps look at a lot and people on Minimed don't give a hoot about. Minimed pumps give you insulin for any carbs that you are going to eat, only subtracting a bit for a lower than target bg. I think that you need to just RELAX and try to stop nitpicking! I find it awfully funny that a lot of people think that you are female. I don't know of anyone male or female that has had so many issues with MDI's and now pumps.

Minimed pumps assume that any IOB is still taking care of the food you ate to go along with that bolus. If you test at 2 hours, that doesn't mean your food is finished digesting (unless you ate all fast carbs). Most meals with a mix of carbs, fat & protein will take longer than 2 hours to digest. If I eat lunch at Noon, then test at 2pm and decide to have a snack, MM will calculate a full bolus for that snack as long as my BG is in range. If my ratio is 1:25 and I'm eating 20g of carbs, my pump will recommend a .8 bolus even if I have 1.5 units on board. That makes sense to me, because the food I ate 2 hours ago is still digesting.

I'm not sure but I think that if the IOB you have is from a correction bolus, MM will subtract from the food bolus even if your BG is within your target range.

IOB is also useful for me if I decide to exercise a couple of hours after I eat. If I test 2 hours after a meal and I'm 130 with 1.5 units of IOB and I decide to go for a walk, I will probably need some extra carbs because the exercise is going to make that 130 drop low quicker than if I just sat on my butt at home or work.

[MinimedPumper07]

your all making fun of me now....

i will stick with minimed, and NOT get cozmo.

i just like to fully understand something that i pay 6000 dollars for, sorry if that upsets you

btw, i figured out that if i test, i can then see my iob within 12 minutes of the test without worrying about saving that bg twice or something stupid like that, so its all good.

[Dewey]

They may be poking fun at you, but several here have asked you to try & trial the Cozmo before making an ultimate decision, too. It offers many of the benefits you've been seeking, & like the MM pumps, does Not sting when bolusing. Some also believe that switching to a pump cause they have the highest market share was not a decent "tie breaker."

It's good that you like the MM & are wanting to learn. There's nothing wrong with that at all. Once you get things squared away, you can share your findings to help others as well. :top: Don't take the joking to heart. I'm sure they mean nothing by it & it's all in fun.

[Funnygrl]

We're not making fun of you as much as it's good natured teasing. And of course you should want to fully understand it. That's why the 800 number is there. Did you call them yet and ask them if there's a way to do what you want to do?

[sbigelow]

This must be something new on the X22 models. On my 715, the only BG readings that get stored in the pump (or at least show up in the Daily Totals screen) are BGs that also have a bolus attached. If I test 12 times in a day and bolus 6 times, say 3 for meals, 2 snacks & 1 correction, my Daily Totals will tell me I've had only 6 BG tests and will give me an average of only those 6 that I also bolused for. The same thing with carbs. Say I check my BG and it's 48. I eat 20g of carbs. I manually enter my BG and carbs into the Bolus Wizard. The BW suggests a zero bolus, I hit ACT to accept that and no bolus is given. That BG of 48 will not show up in my daily total. Those 20g of carbs will not show up either.


It is something new on the 722. I had a knock-down-drag-out with my pump trainer over this. She basically called me a liar. Then we met for our follow-up appointment and she had to eat her words.
It is a wonderful feature for me because I use the Accu-chek meter and it does not interface with CareLink. But because the pump stores the data, it doesn't matter.
Maybe if all of us Minimed users send an email to Minimed we could get them to add IOB to the status screen. After thinking about it, I could see how it would be advantageous.
Sorry MinimedPumper07 if I have offended you. Truly, I am.

[MinimedPumper07]

thats ok

i called mm 800 number but it took 15 minutes just to talk to somebody. i dont wanna do that again.

i am fine with it know since i only need to know iob right after a test, and it would seem pointless to want to know iob when you have done nothing but sat on the couch and watched tv

i have my isf at 100 now all across the board. i know this is incorrect but i dont know what a good thing to change it would be. i am honeymooning, and i know it cant be too low, but does anyone have a good trial number i could try out?