This one right now has some feature updates but none that better manage your control. Those features include Bluetooth compatibility to link to your phone for on-the-go uploads to Carelink with monitoring and sharing of data, a new meter which finally reduced the size of the test strip container and that's it.
I have a Pixel 5 which only came out a month ago so the MiniMed Mobile app is not yet compatible with my phone. Therefore, I cannot report on the functionality in the app.
I am confident that it will be compatible shortly as the previous Pixels are listed as compatible.
As with starting on the 670G, they recommend you stay in manual mode for a full 6 days before turning on Auto Mode. This enables the pump to collect more data which in turn provides better Auto Mode results. Similar to if you take a survey if you only receive 100 survey results the big picture will be far less accurate than when you receive 6000 results. I cannot stress enough about how important it is to be in manual mode for 6 days. Many people have said they've had horrible results in Auto Mode in the beginning and they usually only did 3 days in manual mode. Do the full 6 days in manual mode before turning on Auto Mode!
That being said, being in Manual Mode after having been in Auto Mode was really a testament to how good Auto Mode is. During my week in Manual Mode, I had 3 hypoglycemic events which I tried to prevent but was not quick enough and too many high's to count. Clearly, my manual basal rates are way off. I truly wish Medtronic had a way to calculate basal and bolus rates based on the data we upload to Carelink.
I am back in Auto Mode and doing well. Looking forward to the upgrade whenever it comes out.
