With five times the population and ten times the cases of diabetes, what goes on in the US is often of interest, sometimes leading to impact in the UK too, eventually. Here is a recent round up of some interesting news items read more »

An update on the closed-loop insulin delivery system being funded by JDRF to treat Type 1 diabetes, by Rebecca Leitch, who works at JDRF UK. In our mission to help people with Type 1 diabetes lead better, safer, healthier lives until we ultimately read more »

Medtronic MiniMed 670g with Enlite sensor Introducing the MiniMed 670G with SmartGuard technology, the world’s first self-adjusting insulin pump system, reducing the burden of living with Type 1 diabetes. By Sue Marshall, editor, Desang Diabetes Magazine. The MiniMed 670G system with SmartGuard Auto Mode read more »

Medtronic CareLink Personal has been revamped with a new uploader, the result being that Java is no longer required, making uploads much easier. For the simplified uploading of Medtronic supported insulin pumps and CGM to CareLink Personal requires a one-time installation of read more »

Animas UK and Ireland has confirmed that it is withdrawing from the insulin pump supply market and is presently working through a transition period with current users of the Animas Vibe insulin pump delivery system. The news that Animas was to exit the read more »

Insulin pump ‘showcases’ are fairly common practice among diabetes teams across the country, where patients are invited to come along to an afternoon or evening meeting to find out more about starting on an insulin pump and/or choosing which insulin pump they read more »

Medtronic is voluntarily recalling specific lots of infusion sets used with Medtronic insulin pumps having become aware of recent reports of potential over-delivery of insulin shortly after an infusion set change. An investigation has shown this can be caused by fluid blocking read more »

In this article I  look at some of the clinical trials being undertaken in what is being refer to as a ‘bionic’ or ‘artificial’ pancreas (AP), also known as close-loop insulin delivery. It is an overview and therefore not entirely comprehensive. As read more »

Guardian Connect In July 2016 Medtronic PLC received CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark for its new Guardian Connect mobile continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system for people with diabetes who are injecting insulin. To date, CGM use has been mainly associated with people on insulin read more »

The HypoHeroes have been assembled by Medtronic Diabetes to educate, empower and inspire people with diabetes to learn more about the impact of hypoglycaemia and how it can be managed in order to achieve better glucose control. The fight back against hypoglycaemia read more »