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Diabetes Digest

Keeping you in the loop with Medtronic Diabetes

Alert Indications, Safety, and Warnings

Insulin Insights    |    Training Tips    |    Portfolio Perspectives    |    Upcoming Conferences    |    Resources and Downloads    |    Webinars    |    Virtual Exhibit    |    Medtronic Diabetes Digital University

Insulin Insights

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American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—20221

March 2022
Each year the American Diabetes Association (ADA) publishes their evidence-based Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes, better known as clinical recommendations—this year being no exception.1 This comprehensive reference is the mainstay for many practicing healthcare professionals.

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Highlights from the ADCES Technology Conference

February 2022
The Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (ADCES) held its first annual Technology Conference for healthcare professionals on December 10th and 11th, 2021. The conference was held in Chicago, IL and offered a total of 8.5 hours of continuing education hours plus various industry programs were offered including hands-on learning from Medtronic Diabetes. Read more.

Insulin Insights Archive

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Training Tips

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Setting Patients Up for Success Ahead of Training

March 2022
When a patient is preparing to start insulin pump therapy, they are often encouraged by their local Medtronic clinical representative to attend a “Prepare for Therapy” session. Attending this session helps to ensure they are set-up for success and may greatly improve their overall experience during the training process. Below we’ve listed some of the key steps that patients should aim to complete prior to training.

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Best practices for programming replacement pumps

February 2022
As a healthcare provider, you know that from time to time a patient on insulin pump therapy may receive a replacement insulin pump. However, as you also know, the new pump will not arrive pre-programmed with the patient’s basal rates or other verified settings such as Bolus WizardTM settings or sensor settings. These must be set up and saved on their pump prior to use. In the event a patient reaches out for help with programming their new replacement pump, we’ve outlined some important best practices and resources below to consider. Read more.

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Portfolio Perspectives

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A Look into How Medtronic is Working to Address Health Inequities

October 2021
Earlier this year Medtronic announced its ongoing efforts to help reduce inequities in the utilization of diabetes technology.¹ As the global leader in medical technology, we have the responsibility to help reduce health inequities within communities of color by ensuring they are granted the same access to technologies that may help them better manage their disease...

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The MiniMedTM 770G Virtual Pump

September 2021
The MiniMed™ 770G virtual pump is a wonderful tool that allows you to virtually navigate through the pump screens via an app on your phone (available on both iOS and Android) or your computer screen. This tool has an easy-to-use interface and can help patients gain a better understanding of how to navigate the insulin pump ahead of training. Its also helpful for healthcare providers and individuals who actively support a person living with diabetes that uses an insulin pump which....Read More.

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Conferences

2022 Conferences – Mark your calendars

Join us for 2022 conferences as we bring our new brand to life and show how Medtronic is going beyond the ordinary to engineer the extraordinary.

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