I received my email from Medtronic to start my software upgrade to the 780. There are alot of improvements with the upgrade. There is no more lock screen and it is now an icon based menu resulting in fewer button pushes in what you need to accomplish. A better algorithm with automatic corrections. I am so excited to finally get this!
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That’s exciting news! I’m on the 770G, but I haven’t received any info yet. I’ve submitted feedback a couple of times that I wish the food/carb input was easier to access. I end up using a glucose tab, for example, at work and not having the time to go through the pump layers to input it.
Where do you live? I am in Canada. Ontario to be exact. The videos that I had to review also show that there is a one button push to go to the bolus wizard as they figured that that function is going to be used regularly. So exciting!!
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We are pretty close, depending on the part of Ontario you live in. I’m in the Detroit area in Michigan.
Yay…… I received my email as well and also live in Ontario. It does sound like there are a lot of improvements with the update. Looking forward to the upgrade as soon as my upgrade package arrives!
I find that my bloodsugar wafs falling pretty quickly. It appears that the bolus I gave on the 770 is too big for the 780. I reduced my carb ratios for meals. I also had low bloodsugar through the night even using the temp target. I had 9 carbs and at 5am I woke with an 11.8mmol. It did’nt give me a correction bolus. When I bolussed for breakfast it seemed to fall pretty fast.
Just curious. Did you wait the the 5 days before starting Smart mode? It always seems to be a bit of a challenge changing over to new systems.
After I updated it was a 6hour warmup. That is all that was required.
Good news! I use the 770G in manual mode and find that I am pressing a LOT of buttons.
I had upgraded on the 22nd of March. I have only been using the 780 for 4 days and I am already regretting it. My control isn’t as good as it was before. The 780 takes away the control you had on the 770. Now when you put a bloodsugar in the pump it automatically calibrates it. I used to be able to put a higher number in it in order for it to give me more insulin without calibrating. I hope things get better.
Okay, so I take that back about the regret. I just needed to address the rise in my bloodsugar that I have 2.5 hours after supper. I bolussed for the protein and my time in range went from 88% to 94% on target for the last 24 hours. I can fine tune the carb ratios and get even better results. I am much happier.
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Looking forward to following along to see how you like it. I’m still wearing a 630G and can’t believe the number of button pushes to do the simplist things! (BC Canada).
I imagine I’ll jump on the 780 when this one goes. [But I LOVE the Dexcom sensors that don’t require calibration (and I haven’t done a finger stick in months) and I love that they stay stuck on for the full 10 days (minimed sensors always struggled past the 6 day mark on me)]
Lastly I get anxious about excersie with an auto-pump. Do you just turn off the auto part, and turn it down to 70% basal or something, if you were to go for a 2 hr hike? Or can one just go about life - does the auto feature really help by responding with less insulin when you don’t need it?
Have fun with your upgrade!
That’s exactly what I do with my auto-pump (Tandem). But I also give myself a quick bolus at the end of the exercise when I’m switching back to normal profile because I do have little basal left on board and if I forget to do that, I will frequently go high post-exercise.
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That is one of the improvements with the 780. They got rid of the lockscreen and they have dedicated the bottom button of the pump which takes you directly to the bolus screen. The top buttom allows you to press the suspend option. When you bolus it subtracts the appropriate amount of insulin if it suspects you to have a low. That is one reason why your carb ratios will probably need increasing. I am still learning and making tiny changes to my carb ratios. It won’t be long and I’ll be in the upper 90% in range again!
Thankyou. There is a temp target option that the pump aims for a target of 8.3mmol. There are no more temp basals. I loved the dexcom too. I used a dexcom when I had my 630 pump. I was still having lows and highs. I wanted something that communicated with the sensor. I tried a TSlim but the minimum basal was too high for me. I had to return it. Even though I have to calibrate my sensor 4x a day the guardian sensors are working for me. I get a full 7 days out of them. Having to calibrate is a small sacrifice for how steady the pump keeps me. I also don’t use their tape. I use hypafix transparent tape and round the corners. I place the tape over the whole sensor.
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that’s great to know - thank you so much for sharing your experience with both systems.
Best wishes, staying on your steady course! =)
Well, I have been using the 780 since March 22nd. My first few days I was trying to find the right carb ratio as once you start the 780 your carb ratios will need increasing. My control was okay but not great yet.On day 4 I needed to change my site. I was doing alot of rising and falling quickly. I thought it was the way the algorithm worked. I was getting really frustrated because my control was so erratic. Yesterday was site change again. My bloodsugar stayed alot more steady after lunch and supper was just as good. I summed it up to being the site. My site wasn’t working properly. I am now approaching 90%on target and the 780 is looking to be great.
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Just touching base again to see how things are going.
Hi. Sorry it has taken me so long to answer as I haven’t logged in for a while. I am still learning to manage the 780. Things would be alot easier if technology worked like they are supposed to. The Minimed mobile app has been done the last 2 days. I can still see my data but only on my pump. I would like to get a watch to view my data but I think all of them require you to use a phone too. I am trying to get away without a phone. Do you know of any watches that can do that?
@Dee_Meloche, Medtronic has an ad that says 780g is compatible with iPhone and Apple Watch. I have an iPhone, but not Apple Watch.