Integrated Systems

Freedom to Live Life Your Way with One Integrated System

The Paradigm® REAL-Time System offers you the freedom to live better with the protection and peace of mind of continuous glucose monitoring-backed by CareLink™ web based personal management software.

With continuous glucose monitoring you receive instant, up-to-the-moment information about your glucose control, which means you can:

• Know your REAL-Time glucose levels at any time.
• Discover the effects that diet, exercise and medication have on your glucose levels.
• Help prevent blood glucose lows and highs.

CareLink™ Personal web-based software helps you track your progress online and improve glucose control. CareLink™ software serves as a virtual logbook so you can accurately track your blood glucose levels without having to worry about entering the information into a book when schedules are hectic. It organizes information about your blood glucose as well as insulin (basal and bolus) into reports, charts, and graphs, making adjustments faster, easier and more precise.

• Gain critical insight - into overnight glucose patterns to help you avoid dangerous overnight lows and improve overnight glucose control.
• Keep pace with life's nuances - refine your care based upon the automatically recorded effects of various factors in your life-such as specific foods, exercise, stress and all of life's nuances.
• Improve A1C control - People who use CareLink™ software show improved control (A1C) when compared to people using insulin pump technology alone without CareLink™³
• Take the guesswork out of eating - by uncovering the effects of certain foods and portion sizes on blood glucose levels.
• Stay connected to your Healthcare Provider - CareLink™ software helps you stay connected to your healthcare provider. Your healthcare provider can review your CareLink™ software information remotely to make accurate and efficient adjustments when needed.
• Secure Wireless uploads - The compact and sleek CareLink™ USB wirelessly uploads information from your MiniMed® Paradigm® Insulin Pump to your computer.

Each element of the integrated system can help lower A1C.^1,2,3

1. The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial Research Group. NEJM 1993; 329; 977-986
2. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Study Group, N Engl JMed2008, 359. Published at www.nejm.org on September 8, 2008
3. Corriveau EA, Durso PJ, Kaufman ED, Skipper BJ, Laskaratos LA, Heintzman KB. Effect of Carelink™, an Internet-based insulin pump monitoring system, on glycemic control in rural and urban children with Type 1 diabetes mellitus. Pediatric Diabetes 2008:9 (Part II): 360-366.