Questions about the New Guardian CGMS

[brianna]

I am so excited to hear about the New Guardian CGMS, especially because you don't have to have the mini med pump. We are on the Animas 1250. My question is if it is approved for children as young as four years old. Does anyone have a young child on it and do you like it? Is the control monitor and sensor wireless? Where do you keep the control monitor? I can't see my four year old wearing her pump and the CGM. I think that would be too much and too bulky for her. Could I keep it on me? Since I am with her 24/7. Also, how many days can the sensor stay on you , before you have to reinsert it? Does the insertion hurt in comparison to the insertion of a pump infusion set? Our endo would not approve the mini med paridigm. I wonder if she'd approve this?

[EmmasMom]

It is the same sensor as the MM Paradigm RT, and it has been approved by the FDA for kids 7 and up. Any endo can prescribe for any age, but it is considered "off label" for younger kids.
It is an angled needle that places the sensor, (just like an angled infusion set) and then the new tiny transmitter hooks on to it. I use numbing cream prior to insertions just to make sure it's not painful, but the insertion is done with a "senserter" and it is very fast. They are currently approved to stay in for 3 days at a time, but are under FDA review for 6 days of use. We use each sensor for at least 6 days, and have gone as many as 12, (it's pretty rare for us to leave it longer than 7).

I doubt anyone has experience with the new Guardian transmitter yet, since it was just released this week, but we tried the first generation version when my daughter was about 18 months-old.
It is wireless and can get a signal from up to 6 feet away. You would have to keep it in the same room, and in close proximity to your child to keep a good signal. I really had to keep it on her unless she was sleeping or sitting in her highchair, because if she ran across the room it would lose the signal.
The good news is that the new monitor is smaller and much lighter, and has many great features.

Here is the link.
http://www.minimed.com/products/guardian/

[Budapest]

Hi,

Does anyone know if the new MiniLink transmitter also needs to be replaced every 6 months like to old transmitter?

Thanks.

[Mama2H]

I was told that the new transmitter is good for a minimum of 1 year but my rep said it should last 2 years :D