Protection. Confidence.Freedom to live your life.Take your diabetes management to the next level with the Guardian® REAL-Time Continuous Glucose Monitoring System.

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Glucose SensorInserted under your skin, measures glucose levels

MiniLink® REAL-Time Transmitter Worn on your skin, sends glucose readings to the monitor from up to 6 feet away

Guardian REAL-Time Monitor Displays glucose levels and trends and signals potential problems

Why CGM?

Finally see how diet, medication and lifestyle affect your glucose levels.

Better protection. Better control.

See everything in one place.Who benefits from CGM and the Guardian® REAL-Time System?CGM is ideal for people who:

Want better control Experience dangerous lows and highs Experience hypoglycemia unawareness Have elevated A1C levels Have gestational diabetes Have diabetes and are pregnant Want to closely monitor their child’s glucose levels

Experience the benefits of CGM whether or not you use an insulin pump.

CareLink™ Personal Therapy Management Software for Diabetes.

This web-based tool transforms your CGM data into charts, graphs and tables that you can share with your healthcare provider to easily make therapy adjustments.

Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) reveals what fingersticks alone miss.

Glucose Sensor Readings are updated every 5 minutes—the equivalent of taking 288 fingersticks a day—so you can always see where you are.

REAL-Time Trend Graphs reveal glucose patterns over time so you can see where you’ve been.

REAL-Time Trend Arrows show you the direction and rate of glucose level changes so you can see where you’re going.

REAL-Time Alerts can be customized to let you know when you’re out of range.

CGM can be associated with reducing A1C in people with Type 1 diabetes, as demonstrated in a landmark JDRF-funded study.1

Know where you are, where you’ve been and where you’re going.

Use CGM information to help you: Avoid glucose lows and highs* Fine-tune your diabetes management

Potentially lower your A1C and reduce your risk of long-term complications.1,2

Adapt your therapy to your lifestyle…and enjoy the freedom that comes with personalized control.

*A confirmatory fingerstick is required prior to making therapy adjustments.

Fingersticks alone measure blood glucose at specific time points

CGM measures glucose continuously

Count on Medtronic. Peace of mind…so you can live your life.

Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Indications for UseThe Guardian REAL-Time Continuous Glucose Monitoring System is indicated to record interstitial glucose levels in persons 7 years of age or older who have Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. This information is intended to supplement, not replace, blood glucose information obtained using standard home blood glucose monitoring devices. A confirmatory fingerstick is required prior to treatment. Continuous Glucose Monitoring information may be downloaded and displayed on a computer and reviewed by healthcare professionals. This information may allow identification of patterns of glucose-level excursions above or below the desired range, facilitating therapy adjustments that may minimize these excursions. A version of the product specially designed for children is indicated for patients age 7-17. ContraindicationsSuccessful operation of the Continuous Glucose Monitoring System requires adequate vision and hearing. Use of the Continuous Glucose Monitoring System is not recommended for patients whose impaired vision or hearing does not allow full recognition of the monitor signals and alarms, or who do not have a caregiver that can perform this function for them. Warnings/Precautions The Continuous Glucose Monitoring System users should be educated to program and operate the monitor and respond to alarm conditions prior to attempted use of the system. The current and voltage signals shown in the monitor are to be used only for finding potential problems with the Continuous Glucose Monitoring System and do not indicate current glucose value. Infection and/or site irritation may result from improper insertion and maintenance of insertion site.

Please visit www.medtronicdiabetes.com/about/safety.html for complete safety information.

Talk to your healthcare provider about taking your diabetes management to the next level with the Guardian® REAL-Time System.For more information, call Medtronic Diabetes at 1.800.646.4633 or visit www.medtronicdiabetes.com/guardian.

The trusted leader in diabetes management • Ten years pioneering CGM technology• Chosen by 9 out of 10 CGM users3

• Over 4 million sensors shipped (and counting)

Delivering affordable solutions• Over 90% coverage under commercial insurance for patients with Type 1 diabetes when medical criteria met• Innovative financial assistance program• Help with claims processing

Medtronic Diabetes18000 Devonshire Street Northridge, CA 913251. 800 . 646 .4633

www.medtronicdiabetes.com

1Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Continuous Glucose Monitoring Study Group. Continuous glucose monitoring and intensive treatment of type 1 diabetes. N Engl J Med. 2008;359:1464-1476.2American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care for patients with diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Care. 2002;25(suppl 1):S33-S49.3Data on file, Medtronic Diabetes; 2009.

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First in service for true partnership• Always there for you with over 1,000 customer care specialists on call 24/7, and a 24-hour HelpLine• Comprehensive training, with over 7,000 individual product trainings and over 800 diabetes education classes every month• Over 500 local service representatives and 3,500 nurse trainers• Fast and easy to order supplies• Loaner pump and in-warranty upgrade programs