Freestyle Libre 3 to work with Medtronic pumps- Everything you need to know

Huge news in the diabetes community- Freestyle Libre maker partners with Medtronic to create a customer Libre 3 sensor which will connect with Medtronic insulin pumps and SmartMDI system.

Tim's Blog Post:

Abbott Press Announcment:

Medtronic Press Announcment:

Disclaimer: I am not a healthcare professional, if you have any medical questions, please speak to your medical provider.

If you have any questions about this partnership, let me know in the comments and I will help out!

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[Dhufeeri]

They should bring this out ASAP. We need this so bad 😢

[kathleenbeels]

I have been type 1 since the age of 2, will turn 60 in April 2025. I have been on Minimed insulin pumps since April 2001. I have been asking Medtronic to make this partnership happen for years! I absolutely HATE (emphasis, not shouting) the Guardian 4 sensor for a number of reasons. I am currently on a Libre 3 plus (free one from Abbott, thank you). All these 2 companies need to do is let us input the SN (serial number) from each sensor into the pump. Please Medtronic and Abbott, we who live with these things really want this to happen!

[didge]

Thanks for the content 👍just hope we get anything that's easier to apply than the Guardian 4...

[garycaterella]

This is great news. I use Libre 3, because the Medtronic sensor the guardian is so big and outdated. Not to mention the insertion method is ridiculous. Can’t wait!

[marceloprintac]

Hi, we didn’t see any news about this on the company site, can you please approve its 100%,
It’s great news!!

[daveharsant]

Given what happened with their previous AID system interworking announcements, I find it difficult to trust them, . I've used 3 versions of medtronic pumps over 13 years, current one is the 670G and I did not upgrade when warranty expired November 2023. They should be embracing open systems, not rejecting them for the Apple closed shop mentality. Besides, I have alo experienced hairline cracking along the rear side of the cartridge cylinder in all 3 of the 6 series pumps I have had (one was a warranty replacement for the 670G) . It seems to me that the case design needs improvement as it appears to be a weakness.

[TheRandom]

I definitely didn't see this coming. But I wonder if Medtronic has been suffering from their own sensors being terrible. When I was upgrading from my old 670G last year, I decided to move away from Medtronic to escape their awful Guardian 3 sensors. My Medtronic rep said she'd heard similar complaints, and spent a lot of time telling me how the 4 was better, and offering me a big discount to convince me to stay with Medtronic. I expect they lose a pump sales because of their sensors. It doesn't really make sense as a company, they have the best pumps, and the worst sensors. Years of research and development has definitely improved their sensors, but they still seem to be at least a generation behind dexcom and libre sensors. I expect they could make more money long term through a good partnership and dropping their own development.

[dinkster]

Will the new Libre talk to the pump and control the flow of insulin from the pump so the bg of the user stays in normal range most of the time? I've just started using the Guardian 4 cgms with the 780 G pump. So far the 2 are getting along well.

[jamison]

This blows my mind considering how greedy Medtronic has been with only allowing their own CGMs to work with their pumps.

[leonahanson]

I don't know it probably won't happen.