Diabetic Supplies

The Minimed is an integrated insulin pump that offers around the clock glucose monitoring. This is something that not all insulin pumps offer and allowing users to know their blood sugar levels at all times is incredibly beneficial in the successful management of diabetes.

Minimed Details

The Minimed may be covered by your insurance company although some insurance companies only offer partial coverage or none at all. Individuals considering using a Minimed should understand that they must learn how to effectively manage their diabetes with this type of insulin pump with the help of an insulin pump coach before being set loose to use it own their own.

Benefits of the Minimed

There are many benefits of the Minimed insulin pump. First of all, it may improve the user’s quality of life by allowing them to eat when they choose, administer insulin in a way that is not obvious to the entire room, and simply have better control of their diabetes. Also, the Minimed insulin pump eliminates the need for diabetics to administer frequent injections because the insulin pump takes the insulin straight into the body through a catheter that only needs to be changed every couple days.

Using the Minimed

The Minimed requires some training for the diabetic to understand how to use the pump and learn what all of the functions do. It can take some time to properly learn how to use an insulin pump, but it is not so difficult and it has many benefits. Once patients know how to use the Minimed it’s a question of administering additional doses of insulin as needed after meals.

Minimed Accessories

There are a variety of accessories sold for the Minimed from bags and cases to catheter kits and replacement parts. Different accessories are available for both the pediatric and regular model and it now comes in a variety of colors.

Who Can use a Minimed?

The Minimed insulin pump may be used by both adults and children. The glucose monitoring aspect of the Minimed has been approved for patients over the age of 7 with both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. There is a pediatric version of the Minimed for patients in the 7-17 age range who desire an insulin pump in the management of their diabetes.