{"id":34045,"date":"2013-09-27T09:40:46","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T13:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=34045"},"modified":"2015-12-30T03:36:50","modified_gmt":"2015-12-30T08:36:50","slug":"fda-approves-medtronics-new-minimed-530g-threshold-suspend-system-with-the-enlite-sensor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=34045","title":{"rendered":"FDA Approves Medtronic&#8217;s New MiniMed 530G Threshold Suspend System with the Enlite Sensor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Medtronic-logo.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-34046 lazyload\" title=\"Medtronic - logo\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Medtronic-logo-300x189.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" \/><\/a>The FDA has (finally) approved\u00a0the\u00a0MiniMed\u00a0530G with the Enlite sensor,\u00a0Medtronic&#8217;s\u00a0first-generation artificial pancreas system with Threshold Suspend automation.\u00a0Medtronic&#8217;s system is the first in the United States that can automatically stop insulin delivery when sensor glucose values reach a preset level and when the patient doesn&#8217;t respond to the Threshold Suspend alarm.\u00a0 The MiniMed 530G system incorporates the new Enlite sensor, Medtronic&#8217;s most accurate and comfortable continuous glucose sensor with a 31 percent improvement in overall accuracy from the previous generation<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In addition to the 31 percent improvement in overall accuracy, the Enlite sensor detects up to 93 percent of hypoglycemia episodes when predictive and threshold alerts are on. \u00a0The Enlite sensor is also 69 percent smaller than the previous Medtronic sensor and the new Enlite serter provides a simpler sensor insertion process with a hidden-introducer needle.\u00a0The Enlite sensor can be worn for six days.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"left\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"left\">The MiniMed 530G system was approved for use by people with diabetes ages 16 and older. 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