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An Update on Medtronic’s MiniMed 670G System

This morning, the Medtronic Diabetes Group held a conference call for a small group of diabetes writers to give an update on its new MiniMed 670G system, otherwise known as the world’s first hybrid closed loop system. Louis Dias, Chief Patient Officer of Medtronic Diabetes and Mike Hill, Vice President...

How the Medtronic 670G Artificial Pancreas Works: FAQ

...though Medtronic hopes that future systems might be approved to allow people to set their own targets. How the Medtronic 670G Artificial Pancreas Works How it works: You and your healthcare team come up with a set of initial basal rates and you program those into the pump like normal....

UnitedHealthcare, We Need Insulin Pump Choices

...And we are getting so close. I have nothing against Medtronic. I am extremely grateful for it. I wear one of its pumps, and it is reliable. If approved, Medtronic’s newest system, currently under review by the FDA, would be the first pump approved to actually dose insulin. That would...

The Artificial Pancreas is Coming, and Other Highlights from ADA 2016

...and that the first version of such a system may be closer than I thought. Most tangibly, after presenting tantalizing data at ADA, Medtronic announced on June 27 that it has submitted its Hybrid Closed Loop System (otherwise known as the MMT-670G system) to the FDA for approval. The system...

The Cost of Staying Alive with Diabetes: A Response to the New York Times

...healthy life in spite of my disease. I would have asked that the article better address why Catherine Haley, the woman with Type 1 diabetes whose story is featured in the piece, would bother to save up for an insulin pump – which she describes as being the most expensive...

Minimed 530G with Enlite Trial, Threshold Suspend

Last week I started a trial of Medtronic’s latest insulin pump and continuous glucose monitoring system, the Minimed 530G with Enlite. (See my previous post here.) I thought I’d devote today’s post to what’s arguably the most exciting part of the new system: threshold suspend. As those of you who...

Minimed 530G with Enlite Sensor Trial, Day 1

When Medtronic recently offered me the opportunity to do a free trial of the Minimed 530G with Enlite Sensor, their new pump and continuous glucose monitoring system, I jumped at the chance. (Disclosure: I have to give it back at the end of the trial period, and they have no...

Sensor Sensibility: A look At Medtronic’s Enlite Sensor

For the third year running, I had the privilege to attend the Medtronic Diabetes Advocate Forum.* Many in attendance have begun to share their opinions and recollections, and our very own Catherine Price has a great overview of the event. One of the most interesting changes this year was that...

Medtronic Diabetes Advocate Forum 2014

I just got home from the 2014 Medtronic Diabetes Advocate Forum (twitter: #medtronicDAF), a yearly event where Medtronic invites a group of diabetes advocates (including Karmel!) to its headquarters in Northridge CA to meet its diabetes team, learn about new products, and brainstorm with each other. (Medtronic pays for guests’...

The Best Diabetes Articles of 2013

...You Should Worry About the Accuracy of Your Glucose Test Strips by Catherine Price there is currently no system in place in the United States to ensure that test strips and meters continue to achieve this level of accuracy once the FDA has cleared the meter for market. (What’s more,...