Medtronic continuous glucose monitors (CGM) comparison
Medtronic offers both a fully integrated insulin pump system and smart insulin pen system that work with our CGM sensors.
| Instinct sensor | Simplera Sync™ sensor | Guardian™ 4 sensor | Simplera™ CGM | |||||
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| Product compatibility | ||||||||
| Product compatibility | MiniMed™ 780G system | MiniMed™ 780G system | MiniMed™ 780G system | InPen™ smart insulin pen system | ||||
| CGM size | ||||||||
| CGM size | 0.11 in height 0.83 in width |
1.13 in height 0.19 in width |
2.6 in height 2.0 in width |
1.13 in height 0.19 in width |
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| Wear time | ||||||||
| Wear time | 15 days | Up to 6 days, with 24-hour grace period | Up to 7 days | Up to 6 days, with 24-hour grace period | ||||
| Age indication | ||||||||
| Age indication | Ages 7+ | Ages 7+ | Ages 7+ | Ages 18+ | ||||
| Warm up period | ||||||||
| Warm up period | One hour | Two hours | Two hours | Two hours | ||||
| Sensor components | ||||||||
| Sensor components | All-in-one sensor | All-in-one sensor |
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All-in-one sensor | ||||
| Insertion method | ||||||||
| Insertion method | One-handed | One-handed | Two-handed | One-handed | ||||
| Image gallery | ||||||||
| Image gallery | View images | View images | View images | View images | ||||
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