MiniMed Flex is now compatible with the Instinct sensor, expanding the MiniMed automated insulin delivery (AID) ecosystem with a second continuous glucose monitor (CGM). Instinct is available through MiniMed’s long-term partnership with Abbott and is the company’s smallest and thinnest CGM option. MiniMed released an instructional YouTube video walking users through setting up the new CGM and stated in the comments that users will receive a notification via email or text once it is available.

This sensor compatibility update comes just a few months after MiniMed Flex started shipping to U.S. customers. Current Flex users will need to install an update in order to switch from the Simplera Sync sensor and connect to Instinct.

The Instinct sensor has up to 15 days of wear-time and a one-hour warm up period. It’s powered by the same technology as the Libre 3 Plus and delivers real time glucose data every five minutes, so MiniMed Flex can adjust insulin doses. Flex is an app-controlled, tubed pump with a brand new form factor, and is controlled by the same SmartGuard algorithm as the 780G.

MiniMed is also working on its first tubeless pump, MiniMed Fit, which we learned more about in a recent interview on the podcast. The company is also actively developing a next-generation algorithm called Vivera which is designed to make meal bolusing optional.

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