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System Features | Why It’s Important | MiniMed® Veo™ Integrated System | Animas® Vibe™ | |||
Insulin Pump with Integrated Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) | CGM on the pump has been shown to help improve clinical outcomes with both reductions in hypoglycemia and A1c.2,14 | Integrated with the enhanced Enlite® Glucose Sensor. CGM data is visible on the screen of the pump, providing real-time readings & long-term trend tracking. A Medtronic CGM starter kit is included at no additional charge. | YES | Animas pump displays Dexcom® G4 Platinum CGM sensor readings. This CGM is sold at an additional cost. | ||
Low Glucose Suspend (LGS) | A diabetes management tool that is clinically proven to help reduce lows.7,15 | The only pump available with this feature. Automatically stops insulin delivery when sensor glucose values reach a preset low glucose level and patient does not respond to the Low Glucose Suspend alarm. LGS increases patients’ confidence to achieve better control.3 | NO | |||
Active Insulin Tracking | In order to safely calculate boluses and avoid “insulin stacking”, a pump should track all active insulin in the body. | Tracks all active insulin from food and correction boluses, and retains active insulin during battery changes. Active Insulin is displayed. | LTD | Active insulin information is lost after battery change, which may result in an accidental over-correction by the user. | ||
Simple Bolus Calculation | Calculating a bolus with minimal button pushes makes life easier and helps prevent errors. | The Bolus WizardTM makes it easy to calculate a bolus. Minimal button pushes are required, and recommended bolus values are displayed to help avoid mistakes. Option to bolus remotely with a remote control (sold separately). | LTD | Calculated boluses require more button pushes. No remote control available. | ||
Pediatric Friendly Features | Ability to adapt the pump to fit the distinct needs of even the youngest users. | No other pump offers a lower basal rate (0.025 units/hr) and the most precise bolus calculation (0.025 units) available for fine-tuned control. Only pump with a 300 units reservoir - good for higher insulin dosing populations. Many accessories are available to personalize the pump. | LTD |
A 0.025 units/hr basal rate is available.
A 0.025 units bolus increment not available. |
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Convenient Insulin Delivery for People with Type 2 Diabetes | Only the MiniMed® VEOTM is clinically proven to reduce A1c better than multiple daily shots for people with type 2 diabetes.12 | A 300 units reservoir is offered to accommodate higher daily insulin requirements. Maximum bolus can be set up to 75 units. | NO | No 300 unit reservoir. Only a 200 unit reservoir is offered, which requires more frequent reservoir changes for high daily volume insulin users. Maximum bolus of 35 units. | ||
Ease of Use | Easy to navigate menus makes using the system or pump easy. | The pump is easy to use with simple menus, a back button, step-by-step navigation, and minimal button pushing for simple tasks. In addition, pump screen has large fonts, easy to see icons & is easy to read in direct sunlight. | LTD | No back button and more button pushes may be required. Up to 5 pushes required to calibrate the sensor. | ||
Convenient Software | Sharing glucose patterns and insulin delivery with a healthcare provider can help to improve glucose control. | Clinically proven Medtronic CareLink® Software has been shown to help lower A1c.11 CareLink® links from a patient’s home to the healthcare provider’s office allowing them to review patient information remotely and help make needed adjustments. PC and MAC compatible. | LTD | Some evidence that use of the Animas software as part of a diabetes treatment regimen can help lower A1c. | ||
CGM: Customizable Alerts | Customizable predictive alerts notify user of possible high and low glucose levels before they occur. | Customize up to 8 different High and Low predictive alerts for different times of the day. | NO | |||
CGM: Restored Glucose Readings | If out of range of the receiver, automatic data storage minimizes loss of data. | Automatically stores 40 minutes of missed glucose readings when out of range of the receiver. | NO | |||
Blood Glucose Meter (BGM) with Wireless Capabilities | An integrated BGM helps minimize insulin dosing errors by allowing BG readings to be sent wirelessly to the pump. | Bayer Contour® Next Link meter sends BG readings to the pump wirelessly. Link up to 3 Contour® Next Link meters to the pump (home, office, school). Most accurate BG meter available (+/- 10% to lab accuracy).4 | NO | No linked meter is available. | ||
Insulin Reservoir Size(s) | Helps customize insulin delivery to each patient’s needs. | 2 reservoir sizes are available: 180 units (1.8 mL) and 300 units (3.0 mL). | LTD | One size reservoir: 200 units | ||
The Truth About Water Resistance | All insulin pumps are water resistant at time of manufacturing. | IPX7 – An IPX7 rating means they can usually withstand an accidental dunk or splash but should not be immersed in water. The insulin pump meets the water standard of 1 metre (approximately 3 feet) for 30 minutes.13 | YES | IPX8 – Waterproof up to 12 ft (3.7m) for 24 hours. This is out of box rating. No-one can prevent cracking with complete and absolute certainty once the pump is out of its box and has actually started to be used every day. To maintain warranty and waterproof rating, pump requires regular O-ring and battery cover changes. |