[Diabetes-Talk] Issues With Medtronic Insulin Pumps.

[Eileen Scrivani]

Even though I no longer use a Medtronic pump, some of you might still have one or the 600G. I got the below notice in email today so am cutting and pasting below.

 

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URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION

MiniMed™ Paradigm™, 600 series, and 700 series insulin pump systems

Pump Placement with Respect to Infusion Site 

 

Products Impacted

Model/CFN Number 

MiniMed™ Paradigm™ Insulin Pumps (all models) 

MiniMed™ Paradigm™ Insulin Pumps (all models)

MiniMed™ 630G, 670G, 770G, 780G Insulin Pumps (all models)

 

Please visit 

this page

for affected user guide versions.

 

February 2026

Medtronic reference: FA1514

 

Dear Valued Customer,

 

We are contacting you with guidance about how to position your pump and infusion set. Please note that this issue and the required actions apply to all

MiniMed™ Paradigm™, MiniMed™ 600 Series, and MiniMed™ 700 Series pump models.

 

Issue Description

 Due to environmental conditions, there may be slight variability in the amount of insulin delivered when your pump is worn at distances above or below

the location of your infusion set.

 This variability may increase with increasing distances above or below your infusion set location.

 Placing the pump above your infusion site can cause over-delivery and placing it below your infusion site can cause under-delivery.

 The greatest variability in insulin delivery may occur at distances beyond 14 inches / 35.5 cm above or below your infusion set location.

 This variability in insulin delivery will not be captured in your pump’s history or CareLink reports.

Risk to Health:

 Individuals who require lower daily insulin doses and those with high insulin sensitivity may experience changes to their blood sugar (hypoglycemia or

hyperglycemia) because of this phenomenon.

 If you are unsure whether this applies to you, it is important that you seek guidance from your healthcare professional.

As of February 9, 2026, Medtronic has not identified any user complaints that can be attributed to this issue.

 

Medtronic MiniMed will update the User Guides for our currently distributed insulin pumps to include the following:

 

“It is important to keep the location of your pump stable relative to your infusion site. Do not wear or place your pump more than 14 in (35.5 cm) above

your infusion site. Doing so can cause an over-delivery of insulin, which may result in hypoglycemia.”

 

User guides that are updated will be available at: 

https://www.medtronicdiabetes.com/download-library.

 

Your Required Actions:

 Keep the location of your insulin pump close to your infusion site.

 If you need to raise the pump above your infusion site, such as when a parent or caregiver is using the pump for a child, limit the time that the pump

is held above the infusion site.

 Pay attention to any alerts from your pump as well as symptoms of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia; follow your healthcare professional's treatment instructions

in these

 If you have any concerns about how this may impact insulin delivery and blood glucose, please contact your healthcare professional. You may also contact

us at 1-855-587-4950 with any questions about this notification.