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Recent Studies Suggest Benefits of Continuous Glucose Monitoring

November 13, 2009

In acknowledgement of this year's World Diabetes Day, which calls on all those responsible for diabetes care to understand diabetes and take control, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) highlights the growing body of clinical evidence for Personal Continuous Glucose Monitoring… More

Thousands join the Medtronic family through the Medtronic Cares Program

July 9, 2009

Medtronic warmly welcomes the thousands of insulin pumpers who joined the Medtronic family through the Medtronic Cares Program which officially ended on July 9, 2009.

CNBC interviews Medtronic CEO for insight on insulin pump therapy and CGM

June 8, 2009

Insight on the market that treats diabetes, with Bill Hawkins, Medtronic chairman & CEO and CNBC's Mike Huckman… More

Clinical evidence continues to build for insulin pumps and Personal CGM

June 7, 2009

Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced results of a randomized, controlled trial to demonstrate the benefits of an insulin pump therapy augmented with real-time continuous glucose monitoring (Personal CGM) versus a… More

Medtronic Highlights New Advances in Development of Closed-Loop System for Diabetes Management

June 6, 2009

Today, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) announced new developments in its long-standing goal to create a "closed-loop" diabetes management system designed to closely mimic the insulin delivery of a normal pancreas. This system… More

Medtronic Acquires New Diabetes Technology

June 2, 2009

Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) announced today at its annual institutional investor and analyst meeting that the company purchased substantially all glucose monitoring assets from PreciSense A/S, a Denmark-based development… More

Medtronic Diabetes Expands to San Antonio

May 11, 2009

Medtronic has led the technology revolution in diabetes care for 25 years. Medtronic Diabetes has offered numerous products to help hundreds of thousands of patients more effectively manage their diabetes. We're excited about living our mission in San Antonio! More

Attention Quickset® And Silhouette® Users: New Look. Same Product.

April 22, 2009

You will notice significant cosmetic changes to the packaging of our Quick-set and Silhouette infusion sets, but rest assured that we have not made any changes to the infusion sets themselves. More

Attention Deltec Cozmo® Pumpers: Find out about our special Medtronic Cares program

April 20, 2009

In response to Smiths Medical's decision to discontinue their diabetes business, and in the spirit of Medtronic's 25 year commitment to helping people manage their diabetes, we'd like to offer a helping hand. More

Welcome Dr. Francine Kaufman as our new Vice President of Medical Affairs

November 24, 2008

Medtronic Names Francine Kaufman, M.D. to Key Executive Role in Diabetes Business – Medtronic, Inc., (NYSE: MDT) today announced that Francine Kaufman, M.D., has been named as vice president of Global Medical Affairs, for the Diabetes business...More

MiniMed Paradigm® REAL-Time System featured in USA Today

November 2, 2008

Artificial pancreas would dial up diabetes control – Ed Damiano wakes up three times a night to check on his son David. He just wants to make sure his 9-year-old's blood sugar levels are OK. David has type 1 diabetes and, like a lot of...More

MiniMed Paradigm® REAL-Time System featured on new medical talk show – The Doctors

October 15, 2008

Across the nation, type 2 diabetes is at an all-time high in children and more kids than ever are being diagnosed as pre-diabetic. Learn about type 1 and type 2 diabetes and what you can do to keep you and your family healthy.More

MiniMed Paradigm® REAL-Time System featured on The Today Show

October 9, 2008

TODAY contributor Maria Menounos discusses her father's struggle with diabetes; NBC's chief medical editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman gives the facts of the disease.More

Exciting new evidence for Personal CGM!

September 8, 2008

Major Study Reinforces the Power of Medtronic Device for Better Diabetes Management – Results of the largest ever Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) study were published online today by the New England Journal of Medicine. The study demonstrated that...More