[Diabetes-Talk] Issues With Medtronic Insulin Pumps.

[Patricia Maddix]

This is indeed very interesting and very unfortunate. I see that the situation also applies to the most current 780 pump as well as older ones and I may have encountered these issues way back when I was using my paradigm pump up until 2022.
Patricia
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> On Feb 16, 2026, at 11:20 AM, Eileen Scrivani via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> 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
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> MiniMed™ Paradigm™, 600 series, and 700 series insulin pump systems
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> Pump Placement with Respect to Infusion Site
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> Products Impacted
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> Model/CFN Number
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> MiniMed™ Paradigm™ Insulin Pumps (all models)
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> MiniMed™ Paradigm™ Insulin Pumps (all models)
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> MiniMed™ 630G, 670G, 770G, 780G Insulin Pumps (all models)
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> Please visit
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> this page
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> for affected user guide versions.
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> February 2026
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> Medtronic reference: FA1514
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> Dear Valued Customer,
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> 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
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> MiniMed™ Paradigm™, MiniMed™ 600 Series, and MiniMed™ 700 Series pump models.
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> Issue Description
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>  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
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> the location of your infusion set.
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>  This variability may increase with increasing distances above or below your infusion set location.
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>  Placing the pump above your infusion site can cause over-delivery and placing it below your infusion site can cause under-delivery.
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>  The greatest variability in insulin delivery may occur at distances beyond 14 inches / 35.5 cm above or below your infusion set location.
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>  This variability in insulin delivery will not be captured in your pump’s history or CareLink reports.
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> Risk to Health:
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>  Individuals who require lower daily insulin doses and those with high insulin sensitivity may experience changes to their blood sugar (hypoglycemia or
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> hyperglycemia) because of this phenomenon.
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>  If you are unsure whether this applies to you, it is important that you seek guidance from your healthcare professional.
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> As of February 9, 2026, Medtronic has not identified any user complaints that can be attributed to this issue.
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> Medtronic MiniMed will update the User Guides for our currently distributed insulin pumps to include the following:
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> “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
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> your infusion site. Doing so can cause an over-delivery of insulin, which may result in hypoglycemia.”
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> User guides that are updated will be available at:
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> https://www.medtronicdiabetes.com/download-library.
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> Your Required Actions:
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>  Keep the location of your insulin pump close to your infusion site.
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>  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
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> is held above the infusion site.
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>  Pay attention to any alerts from your pump as well as symptoms of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia; follow your healthcare professional's treatment instructions
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> in these
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>  If you have any concerns about how this may impact insulin delivery and blood glucose, please contact your healthcare professional. You may also contact
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> us at 1-855-587-4950 with any questions about this notification.
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