Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) allows you to see your glucose levels 24 hours a day. When used with the MiniLink™ Transmitter and glucose sensor, the Paradigm® Veo™ will monitor your glucose levels and update your on-screen reading every five minutes. These regular updates will give you a clear understanding of how your glucose is behaving and reduce your dependence on fingersticks1.
- 60% of glucose lows may not be revealed with fingersticks alone
- CGM identifies four times as many serious glucose excursions as Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose (SMBG)
- CGM can significantly reduce A1c levels when compared with fingersticks alone
- CGM is proven to be accurate in numerous published studies enabling you to make therapy adjustments based on reliable data
The anecdotal and real life stories from patients that use CGM is overwhelming and includes
- Parents who no longer feel that they have to check on their child through the night
- Sports enthusiasts and students who can concentrate on competing or taking their exams without worrying now that they are armed with the glucose trend information that they need
- People all over the country just like you who can now have the insight that they have never had before.
The insulin pump displays the glucose data on screen and plots a trend line of the data so that you can see exactly what your glucose levels are doing and what may be affecting them.
Alerts on the insulin pump will sound or vibrate to warn you when you are likely to reach, are reaching or have reached your glucose target limits. Having this information can help you to avoid hypo- or hyperglycaemic excursions, remain within your target glucose levels, and help to reduce your HbA1C.
The Paradigm Veo is supported by CareLink™ Personal23, quick and easy Therapy Management Software to download your insulin pump and BG meter online anywhere that you have internet access. CareLink™ gives you and your healthcare provider clearer insight into your personal glucose patterns to improve therapy management by
- allowing you to discover patterns and problems that BG meter software and log books would not uncover.
- giving you greater control because you can understand the effects of carbohydrate, insulin and excercise on your glucose levels.
- Linking with your Healthcare Team - By linking your account to CareLink™ Pro (Clinical module of CareLink™) you and your healthcare provider can even share your data and therapy manegement remotely from home.
Alongside the NICE Guidance for Insulin Pump Therapy24 published in July 2008, NICE also provides comment on Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Adults & Children25. Take a look at these so you can discuss this fully with your healthcare team. For those patients that experience challenges with regards to CGM funding, self-funding is of course an option. You may decide to fund CGM straight away when you first receive your Medtronic Paradigm Veo insulin pump, or you can start any time at a later date because your Paradigm Veo pump is 'CGM-Ready'. We have all sorts of options available to you so please Contact Us26.
- This data is intended to supplement, not replace, blood glucose information obtained using standard home blood glucose monitoring devices. Fingersticks required when adjusting insulin delivery or calibrating the glucose sensor.