Everything you need to know about the MiniMed Go system

We’re so excited to share all you need to know about the MiniMed Go in this article.

We think it’s such a clever solution for those who are on insulin injections but want the convenience and peace of mind that a smarter dosing system offers.

What is the MiniMed Go system?

The MiniMed Go system takes the guesswork out of insulin dosing. It combines the power of MiniMed Medtronic’s latest offering in continuous glucose monitoring, the Simplera sensor, with the InPen smart insulin pen. Together, they offer a system for recording your glucose readings, tracking and calculating dosages for meals, and the needed corrections. That all combines to make life with diabetes easier – all in one app, the MiniMed Go.

What makes up the MiniMed Go?

The MiniMed Go is made up of 3 components:

1. InPen (smart insulin pen)
2. Simplera (CGM)
3. MiniMed Go (app)

The InPen is a smart insulin pen, tracking your insulin doses and reminding you to inject if you miss a dose. It automatically communicates with the MiniMed Go app which provides vital data, such as when you last injected and how much of that insulin is still active. It uses all of that data to recommend insulin dose amounts, tailored just for you.

Simplera sensor is Medtronic’s newly released CGM that records your readings every 5 minutes and sends data to the MiniMed Go app. So everything is synthesised all in one place: real-time glucose readings, insulin doses, meal logging, trends and alerts.

Who is it for?

The MiniMed Go system is for anyone on multiple daily injections (MDI) who wants to make sense of their diabetes management, and make it easier to manage diabetes in everyday life.

The InPen smart insulin pen is for people with diabetes who inject insulin. For those who don’t self-manage their diabetes, the use of the InPen should always be under the supervision of a caregiver.

How does it help?

Here are 10 ways that the MiniMed Go system can work for you:

1. Tracks your insulin dose

The MiniMed Go app records every insulin dose delivered by the InPen – no manual logging is required. That means every time you inject, it remembers!

2. Tracks active insulin on board

Active insulin is the insulin that remains after your previous dose. By taking active insulin on board into account, correction doses are more accurate and much safer, because you’re less likely to crash after correcting too much.

3. Offers a dose calculator

The MiniMed Go app can recommend an optimal insulin dose, and it is even able to deliver half units if you need them. It recommends a dose by taking into account active insulin on board, and your insulin-to-carb ratio settings from your doctor. Don’t know how to carb count? No problem, they’ve thought of that too! You can estimate carbs as low / medium / high carb meals.

4. Offers missed dose notifications

The MiniMed Go app will ask if you’ve missed an insulin dose when it tracks your blood sugar rising fast. The missed dose notification is different to the high glucose alert because it offers exact dosing advice and only notifies you when you have to take action. If your glucose is high but there’s enough insulin on board to bring it down, it won’t alert you. That means less interruption in daily life!

5. Reminds you to take long-acting insulin

The InPen is only for rapid-acting insulin, but the MiniMed Go app still reminds you to inject your long-acting insulin, and tracks it for you.

6. Offers advice to correct high glucose

The MiniMed Go system helps with alarm fatigue, by allowing you to tailor when your high glucose alerts should go off. You can choose how much of a correction dose is worth taking a shot for (whether that’s 0.5u for tight control or more, it’s up to you). It also won’t keep alarming if your glucose is high but it calculates that it will come down, given the insulin on board.

7. Alerts about temperature control    

The MiniMed Go app alerts you if the insulin gets too hot or cold. This is a major win for South African summers!

8. Reports to share with your doctor

The Minimed Go app generates complete reports that show both CGM records and insulin doses, as well as any meals logged, which can be accessed by your healthcare team, or sent to them ahead of your check-ups. So now when your doctor asks a very specific question about a certain day and time, you can know exactly what your blood sugar was doing, and how much insulin you took!

9. Pairs with Simplera sensor

Designed to work specifically with the Simplera sensor, the MiniMed Go app is your primary logbook to log all your diabetes management decisions.

10. All-in-one solution

MiniMed Go offers one app that tracks insulin doses, carbs eaten and blood glucose results, using Bluetooth. Simplera + InPen + MiniMed Go app = MiniMed Go.

Have a look at a full review of the MiniMed Go system by YouTuber Type One Talks here.

Find out more about MiniMed Go

If you are starting the MiniMed Go system, or interested in using it, MiniMed Medtronic will walk you through the process step-by-step, and give you one-on-one training. It’s important to work with your doctor to determine your:

• Insulin-to-carb ratio
• Target range
• Active insulin time
• Correction factors

Interested in MiniMed Medtronic’s MiniMed Go system? Find out more here, or learn more about MiniMed One by using the call back request feature on their website.

MiniMed Go simplified as MiniMed One

Have you tried the MiniMed Go? What did you think?

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