From fear to flourish: Meet #MedtronicChampion Daniela Daniela is many things: a mom, wife, daughter, sister, psychologist, advocate, educator, runner … and she lives with type 1 diabetes in Costa Rica. She’s also a proud #MedtronicChampion and thrilled to be part of the new Medtronic Diabetes global community. Here’s her story:   My diabetes

Welcome to our #MedtronicChampion community   As I’ve gotten to know many of you, it’s become clear that there’s incredible strength and resilience throughout this dynamic community. Diabetes takes no breaks, but each day you wake up and refuse to let it define you. You redefine what it means to live with diabetes and

  Last year’s lessons on diabetes management   Happy New Year! My name is Jaime. I wanted to share a couple lessons on diabetes management that I learned over the last year.  I feel like the learning curve for diabetes is life-long and, even though I’ve had diabetes for 38 years, I still am

Reflections of 2022   As the end of the year approaches, I’m reflecting on all the stories shared by our Medtronic community on what’s been most challenging, and importantly the wins we’ve celebrated along the way. Those have been the most uplifting moments for me personally and I wanted to thank you for not

Flu Season Preparation for People with Diabetes Around 8% of the U.S. population gets the flu every year. That’s nothing to sneeze at, especially when you consider the consequences of contracting the flu can range from mild symptoms to serious complications.  The CDC estimates about 30% of those hospitalized with the flu every year