Benefits of the MiniMed Paradigm® REAL-Time Insulin Pump and Continuous Glucose Monitoring System

Insulin pump therapy, with or without continuous glucose monitoring, gives you:

• Freedom from multiple daily injections
  
• Freedom to eat, sleep, and exercise when you want
• Better glucose control with less risk of going low

Continuous Glucose Monitoring delivers insights you just can't get through fingersticks alone

The MiniMed Paradigm® REAL-Time Insulin Pump and Continuous Glucose Monitoring System delivers the most advanced insulin pump therapy available. And with continuous glucose monitoring integrated into the system, you see the big picture of your glucose levels Right Now – anytime, anywhere in a way that you just can't accomplish through fingersticks alone.

Did you know that fingersticks alone may not even reveal up to 60% of lows – lows that the MiniMed Paradigm® REAL-Time Insulin Pump and Continuous Glucose Monitoring System can reveal? [1, 2]

Fingerstick measurements reveal a blood glucose value at a single moment – a "snapshot" – in time. An A1C test, which measures blood glucose control over a 2 to 3 month period, reveals an average glucose value. Both can miss highs and lows in your blood glucose present at various times during the day, highs and lows that may lead to diabetes-related complications. [3]

Intervene Proactively

The MiniMed Paradigm® REAL-Time Insulin Pump and Continuous Glucose Monitoring System displays glucose readings, safety alarms and 3 and 24-hour trend data that helps you proactively intervene to improve your glucose control and reduce the severity and duration of high and low blood sugars.

Additionally, you can analyse historical glucose patterns by uploading your glucose trend data to CareLink® Personnal Therapy Management System for Diabetes. Over time, you may gain valuable understanding of the effects of meals, exercise, and medication on your glucose levels.

Continuous information is ideal for people trying to cope with the challenges of controlling high and low glucose levels, including people who are:

• Prone to night-time lows ("nocturnal hypoglycaemia") [4]
  
• Prone to post-meal highs ("postprandial hyperglycaemia") [5]
• Experiencing morning highs ("dawn phenomenon") [6, 7]
• Pregnant, or who are planning to get pregnant [3]

With this information, your healthcare provider can customise your diabetes treatment and reduce your A1C levels. [2, 4] And that reduces your risk of long-term health complications. [3]