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What is Meal Detection™ technology?
On July 19, 2023 In Education and Information
Wake up. Correct high from dawn phenomenon. Calculate carbs for breakfast. Deliver bolus. Check sugar levels. Calculate. Deliver. Check. Calculate some more and deliver again. Life with diabetes is filled with a constant series of decisions and mental math, especially around mealtime. Your diabetes technology should be your partner in relieving some of that
What is Insulin Resistance?
On June 28, 2023 In Education and Information
What is insulin resistance? Insulin resistance is a condition when your body doesn’t respond normally to insulin and can’t easily process sugar in your blood. This causes your pancreas to produce even more insulin to compensate.1 When discussing diabetes management with your healthcare provider, insulin resistance is commonly mentioned. That’s why it’s important to
Making sense of blood sugar tests
On February 22, 2023 In Education and Information
Getting your blood sugar tested is usually the first step toward diagnosing diabetes. As a person with diabetes (PWD), it’s likely you had a hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) test administered during a checkup or in response to symptoms of diabetes or prediabetes. But diagnosis isn’t the only time you need to test your blood sugar.
How the MiniMed 770G system is Helping One Family Live More and Worry Less
On June 24, 2021 In Featured Posts, Health and Wellness, Innovation
Today, we’d like to introduce you to Crystal. Crystal had two children diagnosed with diabetes within a year of each other! Today, she shares how Medtronic helped her family adjust and how the MiniMed 770G system is making life a little easier for them. My husband, Tim, and I have been married for
Jordan Hicks Shares on His Success Both On and Off the Baseball Field
On April 19, 2021 In Uncategorized
Meet Jordan Hicks, major league baseball pitcher with one of the ‘fastest pitches in MLB history’, at 105.1 mph. In addition to kicking off the 2021 season with the St. Louis Cardinals, Jordan is also focusing on becoming an advocate for the diabetes community, since he’s living with type 1 diabetes himself. We are
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