Monday, November 1, 2021 - 09:26

You can potentially live the sweet life as a person with diabetes, PWD. While too much sugar can be a concern for PWDs, artificial sweeteners can offer the chance to enjoy your favourite treats in a safer manner.

While food science has provided PWDs with a possible way to savour their sweetened delights, a universal truth of nutrition still applies to artificial sugar substitutes: Everything in moderation.

Are artificial sweeteners safe for people with diabetes?

Thursday, October 21, 2021 - 14:34

“Just a reflection on some changes the pump helped me glide through in today’s pandemic world”

I’ve had a realisation that I always knew was in the mixer, but only just rediscovered, thanks to a forced commitment to lockdown rules in this pandemic world we have all had to try and adjust to. With my MM770G pump, I am no longer bound by dependence on carb intake throughout the day.

Thursday, August 5, 2021 - 16:07

The MiniMed 770G system^ and the MiniMed 670G system^ with SmartGuard Auto Mode are systems that automatically adjust basal insulin to keep you in range and help to prevent highs and lows*. When using Auto Mode, you might find there are changes in the way you manage your diabetes. To help you, we created a collection of top tips for the best experience:

Wednesday, June 30, 2021 - 16:16

Keeping personal items clean right now is more important than ever. Whether you have an insulin pump, continuous glucose monitor (CGM) transmitter, or both, here’s everything you need to know about keeping them clean.

Pump Cleaning Tips

CGM Cleaning Tips

Monday, May 31, 2021 - 16:01

After having 4 hypos that could have ended my life, my brother pulled me aside and told me “If you don’t get your diabetes under control you will be moving in with us so we can take care of you.“ As a thirty something year old man the thought of moving in with my brother so his family could take care of me was beyond embarrassing, but understandable given where I had been – I needed some help, and Medtronic insulin pump technology has been all the help I needed.

Monday, May 3, 2021 - 09:34

When Medtronic approached me and told me about the MiniMed 770G, it was a YES YES YES…. Oh, did I say it was a big fat YES from me?!

Wednesday, April 14, 2021 - 09:06

Monday, March 29, 2021 - 09:04

For many of us, technology has become an integral part of how we operate each and every day.  Think of just how many times you reach for your phone during a day, and how many of them isn’t for a phone call.  Maybe your day started with a phone alarm?  Maybe you’re reading this very blog on your phone?  Our phones are now so much more than a phone, they have become a personal assistant which can seem the headquarters of our personal enterprises.

Tuesday, March 2, 2021 - 11:49

Moving to the MM770G and being able to use remote monitoring has been AMAZING!

Thursday, October 1, 2020 - 12:05

I hope everyone is well during this scary time with COVID. I am based in VIC and quite remote!..........