MiniMed guarantee
Welcome, Red <:)))><
I can only speak from personal experience. It’s like a car. What do you do
when it’s out of warranty? I used a MM 506 that was guaranteed for 4 years.
It failed after 6 years (2 yrs. later). I could have had it repaired for I
believe something like $350 (our pocket); replace with a rebuilt 506 for
$495 (our pocket), or upgrade and use the replacement until paperwork
finalized with ins. We opted for an upgrade to the 507c (blue) ;). While
waiting for the ins. etc., I was sent a *loaner* for $495; when the new one
came I sent the 506 back and they used that money to pay for my portion the
ins. did not cover.
If that is the case with your situation, be sure MiniMed returns the money
to you (if you’ve met out-of-pocket expenses for 1999 and are, in fact, due
a refund) and they don’t hold it there in an account for future use.
My failure involved an alarm that wasn’t identified and not being to bolus
more than 1.5 u. It ran basals okay, but took injections to cover boluses. I
talked to MM in Calif. in the afternoon (about 3:00 EST) and had the loaner
about 10:00 next a.m. FedEx is great!!