the Paradigm® REAL-Time System has now arrived!

Component Overview

View the major components and their functionality (Requires Macromedia Flash Player).

The MiniMed Paradigm 522 or 722 insulin pump and the optional REAL-Time continuous glucose monitoring components are sold separately.

Demonstration

Play this video (Requires Macromedia Flash Player) to see how the system empowers "Caroline" to understand her blood sugar levels and make better, more confident self-management decisions throughout her day.

This demonstration is not for instructional purposes.

The Minimed Paradigm REAL-Time system is the first system in the world to integrate advanced insulin pump therapy with continuous glucose monitoring. It provides all the benefits of Paradigm pump therapy including improved control and flexibility for your busy life.  Plus it gives you the information you need to take action to control your glucose levels, prevent highs and lows, and protect yourself against long-term complications—insights that fingersticks alone and A1C just can’t deliver.

The new MiniMed Paradigm^® REAL-Time System features:

REAL-Time glucose readings updated every five minutes, 24 hours a day—up to 288 times a day—give you REAL-Time information so you can take REAL-Time action to reduce the severity and duration of highs and lows.^1-4  You can view your glucose levels on screen right away at work or school, during meals, and when exercising, and take action right away.

REAL-Time alarms warn you of highs and lows day and night that fingersticks alone and A1C testing may not reveal.  Preset alarms to sound or vibrate, and adjust the sensitivity to your liking.

REAL-Time trend arrows show you the direction and degree of change in glucose trends—important since even brief changes can affect the development of long-term diabetes complications including eye, nerve, kidney, and heart disease.⁵

REAL-Time trend graphs show you the effects of meals, exercise, insulin, and medication on your glucose levels. You can view 3-hour and 24-hour trend graphs on screen.

The new MiniMed Paradigm^® REAL-Time System is the breakthrough to help you control diabetes like never before!  

1.      Click here to order your information package or contact Medtronic Customer Care at 1-866-444-4649.

2.      Several insurance plans may cover the cost of pump therapy. Contact the Medtronic Reimbursement Assistance Centre at 1-866-401-8323 or visit them on-line at www.medtronic.racentre.ca to find out what your plan will cover.

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4. Bode B, et al. Diabetes Technol Ther.2004;6(2):105-13.

5. DCCT/EDIC Study Research Group. N Engl J Med. 2005;353(25):2643-53