It’s always so interesting to hear from people who have been living with diabetes for several years and hear about the advancements in diabetes management.

There are various reasons that people take steroid medications. Reasons include bone or muscle injury, pain, lung conditions such as asthma flare-ups, and influenza infections. COVID-19 can cause shortness of breath and breathing problems1 and steroids might be used.

Using a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) offers many benefits that can help with your diabetes management. A CGM allows you to see a new sensor glucose reading every 5 minutes which can show you the effects that diet, exercise, and medication can have on your glucose levels. 

We’re excited to announce the next innovation in Medtronic Diabetes technology.

Today, we’d like to introduce you to our Medtronic Diabetes Ambassador, Katie, whose son was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.

Regular insulin therapy helps people with diabetes manage their blood sugar. But you may have noticed lumps or bumps on your skin around insulin injection sites. There’s no need to worry about this normal side effect of insulin therapy.

The GuardianTM Connect system is a continuous glucose monitor (CGM), for people on multiple daily injections, that tracks glucose lev

Our team had the pleasure of meeting Megan Nagel and her son, Luke, when we went to their home to film their story, which you can see more of here.