Minimed Mini link Continuous Glucose Monitoring system Insertion and setup

Inserting and setting up the medtronic mini link continuous glucose monitoring system. This system is used with the medtronic insulin pumps. I am using the Medtronic Minimed Paradigm Revel 723 insulin pump with the continuous glucose monitoring system.

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• Medtronic
• Minimed
• Paradigm
• 723
• Revel
• cgms
• Glucose
• continuous
• monitoring
• system
• diabetes
• blood
• sensor
• transmitter

[omofmom]

Thank you for posting this, we are getting our nextgen cgm this week. Good tip with the two IV3000! Thanks.

[dibeticteen]

@omofmom No problem. Hey, where did you get information about the nextgen cgm?

[pregovlog]

Thank you for this. My husband is just waiting for his paradigm pump and transmitter to arrive so he can start to use it. We haven't had the training on it yet so it was nice to come on here and see some one explain it first hand. Great job!

[dibeticteen]

@pregovlog Thank you!!!

[DollarForDiabetes]

Nice Video, thanks for posting. Is this for the Revel Insulin Pump?

I think the sensors are FDA approved for 3 days, but how long can you actually wear them?

[dibeticteen]

@DollarForDiabetes I wear mine for 6 days.. You just have to tell the pump that your wearing a new sensor every three days.

[SaraSmiles995]

You helped meee soooooo much! My doctor was impressed with what i knew already..... the CGM is pretty cool hope all is well with you

[andy957]

thank you for a calm, well done and very helpful video. you should be a diabetes educator.

[whtsrnmx]

Thanks for this!

[Stumpworthy]

Hey Jacob, Excellent video! I've been using the same pump (same color too, you clearly have excellent taste) for just over a year. I just signed for the delivery of the MiniLink sensor today, while opening up the box I figured I would check YouTube to see how everything works together. I was disappointed that the manual was a half inch thick, then I was pleased to find that the only reason it is a half inch thick is because it contains instructions for use in 21 languages. Thanks for the vid!

[seanpatrickdoran]

Thank you!

[ShoredBitless]

Hey kid, great video, thank you very much. I go in to get my first pump in a few days and the info here is great. I get the CGM a week thereafter, hopefully I will understand a lot more by then. Thanks again.

[123OJOJ]

Great video, I go in for my pump start in 2 weeks and I think I'll be getting the CGM shortly after that. Does the sensor hurt at all? Either on insertion or while wearing it

[technologyguyforever]

@pendingphoenixPC When I got my CGM my private health insurance covered the cost but only after a two month fight with them to get it. They tried to tell me that they were not useful for people under 21 here in the US. Before insurance it cost around $1000us but after insurance it was around $250 I believe and the senors for me are about $65 for five. It can get pretty expensive.

[pendingphoenixPC]

Im about to start on a medtronic veo pump and the cgm feature is the part im most excitted about... But i dont know what use pay in america for the sensor? Or if your private health insurance covers the cost. But in australia they cost ALOT, i mean the starter pack cost $1250au and a pack of 5 sensors cost around $400au so its a bit of a budget blowing added option... Which sucks!

[Hometradesman]

This system is really disappointing. The readings are hardly accurate. If they are close to being accurate, then the actual accurate reading does not occur until up to an hour after your body registers the change. And the wireless system it uses loses signal and resets all the time. Having this done late at night will ruin your night for sure. Also, to keep the units reading accurate, you have to manually check your blood readings and dial the system in, which negates the whole need.