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MiniMed Flex is an insulin pump system that you control from your phone so you don’t have to take out your pump. The system uses SmartGuard technology to automatically adjust basal insulin and deliver correction boluses as often as every five minutes.
MiniMed Flex: A new way to manage your diabetes
What if managing your diabetes could feel a little less like a full-time job?
If you're living with diabetes, you know that managing diabetes takes constant effort. Every meal must be planned and counted. Every workout needs preparation. Every morning starts with checking your numbers — and every night ends with hoping those numbers stay in a good place while you sleep. It's not just physically tiring. It's mentally exhausting, too. And that's hard to explain to people who haven't lived it.
You're not alone in feeling this way. And you deserve tools that make your life a little easier.
MiniMed Flex was designed to lighten the mental load of diabetes. With advanced insulin automation, smartphone control and a small, sleek design – this insulin pump system helps diabetes take a backseat† so you can spend more time focused on life.
Nothing comes close to freedom you can feel. MiniMed Flex is now shipping!‡ Get started today
MiniMed Flex is an automated insulin pump system designed to be controlled from a phone. It brings together a small, wearable pump, continuous glucose monitor (CGM), infusion set and reservoir, and an app.
The system’s components work together to automatically adjust insulin delivery based on your glucose levels.
But what does that mean for everyday life? It means more freedom in the moments that matter, especially at mealtimes.
MiniMed Flex is designed to help. With built-in Meal DetectionTM technology,§ the pump can recognize rapid rises in sensor glucose and deliver a correction dose for an occasional missed meal bolus or underestimated carb count.
More help managing your numbers. Less pressure to get everything perfect.
It was built with your life in mind.
"Living my life, not my diabetes routine. MiniMed Flex helps make that possible for me."
— Ming, MiniMed Champion
The MiniMed Flex pump is a small, rechargeable pump that continuously delivers insulin throughout the day and night. Powered by SmartGuard technology, it automatically adjusts insulin delivery up to every 5 minutes based on where your glucose levels are and where your glucose is headed. It's discreet, lightweight, and designed to fit into your daily life without getting in the way — whether you're heading into a meeting, hitting the gym, or settling in for the night.
The sensor
Simplera Sync
The Simplera Sync sensor is an all-in-one continuous glucose monitor (CGM) that tracks your glucose levels and sends real-time information to the pump 24 hours a day, 7 days a week — no constant fingersticks needed.◊ It provides up to six days of wear, followed by a 24-hour grace period.
ExtendedTM infusion set and reservoir
The infusion set delivers insulin from the pump into your body and can be worn for up to seven days. The reservoir holds up to 300 units of insulin, and the pump can be disconnected and reconnected without needing to change the infusion set.
The app
The MiniMed app is your insulin pump system’s control center. Through the MiniMedTM app, you can:
- See your real-time glucose numbers and trends
- Deliver meal and correction boluses
- Review alerts
- Manage your insulin delivery and settings
All from your phone. Simply and naturally. The same way you manage everything else in your life.
Think of it as having a knowledgeable helper for your diabetes management — one that’s always on, always paying attention.
What are the benefits of MiniMed Flex?
Here's what MiniMed Flex can do for you:
| Benefit | What it means for you |
| 📱 Control from a phone | Give yourself boluses from your phone without needing to take out your pump |
| 📊 Real-time glucose visibility | Know where your glucose is and where’s it’s headed at any moment — day or night |
| 🤖 Automated insulin delivery | SmartGuard technology automatically adjusts insulin every 5 minutes based on your glucose levels, so you spend less time chasing highs and lows |
| 🍽️ Mealtime forgiveness | Meal Detection technology§ detects rapid rises in sensor glucose and gives you more insulin for when you occasionally forget to bolus or miscalculate carbs¶ |
| 📆 Fewer infusion set changes | Wear the Extended infusion set for up to 7 days, so you can spend less time changing it |
| 🔒 Built-in safety features | Insulin delivery pauses automatically if your glucose drops too low |
| 😌 Less mental load | Less calculating, less worrying, and more time just living your life |
Is MiniMed Flex right for you?
MiniMed Flex may be a great option if you:
✅ Take multiple daily insulin injections and want a more automated approach
✅ Want to control your insulin therapy from a phone without needing to take out your pump
✅ Prefer a small pump that can stay tucked away
✅ Use an older insulin pump and want to upgrade to something more advanced
✅ Live an active lifestyle and want technology that can keep up
✅ Want technology that takes on more of the daily work
✅ Want to spend less time thinking about diabetes
MiniMed Flex is intended for people with type 1 diabetes ages 7 and older and adults ages 18 and older with insulin-requiring type 2 diabetes. A prescription and appropriate training from a healthcare professional (HCP) are required.
Your diabetes care team can help you decide whether the system is a good fit for your health needs and lifestyle.
Getting started is simple. Here’s how:
Step 1: Place your order
Let us know you're interested — we're here to help make the process as easy as possible. Placing an order doesn’t mean you’re committed to purchase. It allows a MiniMed specialist to:
- Review your insurance coverage
- Talk through your options and potential costs
- Answer your questions
- Help determine whether MiniMed Flex may be a good fit
- Explain what’s needed to complete your order
Step 2: Talk to your healthcare professional
MiniMed Flex requires a prescription. Talk with your healthcare professional about whether it’s right for you. We can also work with their office to help obtain the required prescription and paperwork.
Once everything is approved, we’ll help finalize your order and support you through delivery and training.
You deserve technology that works as hard as you do
Living with diabetes takes time, attention and more mental energy than most people ever see.
MiniMed Flex was designed to take on more of the work — helping you manage your numbers while giving you greater freedom at meals, in what you wear and from the routine of daily injections.
Because diabetes may be part of your life. But it doesn’t have to run it. This is what diabetes management looks like when it's truly built around you.
What is MiniMed Flex?
What is MiniMed Flex?
How is MiniMed Flex different from other insulin pumps?
How is MiniMed Flex different from other insulin pumps?
MiniMed Flex is the smallest automated insulin delivery system, combining smartphone control with SmartGuard and Meal Detection technology to give you more freedom at mealtimes and throughout your day.
Can I control MiniMed Flex from my phone?
Can I control MiniMed Flex from my phone?
Yes. You can use the MiniMed app on a compatible phone to see your glucose levels, deliver boluses, manage settings and review alerts. The app is available for compatible Apple iOS and Android devices.
What if I lose my phone? Does the pump stop working?
What if I lose my phone? Does the pump stop working?
No. If you lose your phone or walk away from it, MiniMed Flex will continue to deliver insulin in the background using your most recent, active settings. If you are using SmartGuard automated delivery, it will continue to adjust insulin as long as the sensor remains connected to the pump.
What is SmartGuard and how does it work on MiniMed Flex?
What is SmartGuard and how does it work on MiniMed Flex?
SmartGuard is the technology behind MiniMed Flex’s automated insulin delivery. It uses real-time sensor glucose data to adjust background insulin every five minutes, deliver automatic correction boluses when needed, and reduce or pause insulin if glucose is low or predicted to go low. This helps keep your glucose in range with less manual effort from you.
Who is MiniMed Flex designed for?
Who is MiniMed Flex designed for?
MiniMed Flex is designed for people who want a smaller, smartphone-controlled and more automated way to manage their insulin. It may be a good fit for people moving from multiple daily injections, upgrading from an older pump or looking for a more discreet system that fits more naturally into everyday life. MiniMed Flex is cleared for people ages 7 and older with type 1 diabetes and adults ages 18 and older with insulin-requiring type 2 diabetes.
Is MiniMed Flex covered by insurance?
Is MiniMed Flex covered by insurance?
Insurance coverage and out-of-pocket costs vary by plan. Start an order to have a MiniMed specialist check your benefits, explain your coverage and costs, and walk you through your options to see if MiniMed Flex is the right fit for you. Get in touch with our team to get started.
How do I get a prescription for MiniMed Flex?
How do I get a prescription for MiniMed Flex?
When you place your order just let us know who your healthcare professional is. We’ll work with their office to get your prescription and any required paperwork. You can also ask your healthcare professional if MiniMed Flex is right for you.
What does the MiniMed Flex app do?
What does the MiniMed Flex app do?
The MiniMed app puts control of your insulin pump system on your compatible device. You can view your real-time glucose levels, deliver a bolus, adjust settings and manage alerts — all from your phone so you don’ have to take out your pump.
What continuous glucose monitor does MiniMed Flex use?
What continuous glucose monitor does MiniMed Flex use?
MiniMed Flex currently works with the Simplera Sync sensor, an all-in-one continuous glucose monitor that tracks your glucose levels and works seamlessly with the pump. It provides up to six days of wear, followed by a 24-hour grace period.
How is MiniMed Flex different from managing diabetes with multiple daily injections?
How is MiniMed Flex different from managing diabetes with multiple daily injections?
Unlike multiple daily injections, MiniMed Flex continuously delivers insulin and automatically adjusts insulin based on your real-time glucose levels. When used with the Extended infusion set, it can provide up to 96% fewer injections compared with MDI,# while also reducing some of the manual dosing decisions involved in managing your insulin. You’ll still need to bolus for meals and complete infusion set and sensor changes.
† Refers to SmartGuardTM technology. Individual results may vary.
‡ If you have insurance through Medicare, or a health plan that follows Medicare policy, coding approval is pending and may delay when your order ships.
§ Taking a bolus 15–20 minutes before a meal helps to keep blood sugar levels under control after eating.
◊ Fingersticks required in manual mode & to enter smartguard. If symptoms don’t match alerts & readings, use a fingerstick. Refer to user guide. Pivotal trial participants spend avg of > 93% in SmartGuard.
¶ Refers to auto correct, which provides bolus assistance. Can deliver all auto correction doses automatically without user interaction, feature can be turned on and off.
# Assumes 4 injections per day for 30 days and one infusion set change every seven days.
Important Safety Information: MiniMed FlexTM system with SmartGuardTM technology with Simplera SyncTM sensor
The MiniMed FlexTM system is intended for the continuous delivery of basal insulin at selectable rates, and the administration of insulin boluses at selectable rates for the management of type 1 diabetes mellitus in persons 7 years of age and older, and of type 2 diabetes mellitus in persons 18 years of age and older requiring insulin. The system is also intended to continuously monitor glucose values in the fluid under the skin. The MiniMed FlexTM system includes SmartGuardTM technology, which can be programmed to automatically adjust insulin delivery based on continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) sensor glucose values and can suspend delivery of insulin when the SG value falls below or is predicted to fall below predefined threshold values.
The Simplera SyncTM sensor can be used one time and has a life up to 6 days, followed by a grace period of 24 hours. During the grace period, the sensor will continue to work as it did during the first 6 days, to allow the patient to change their sensor more flexibly. However, some sensors may not survive the full wear period for a variety of reasons. Please be prepared to replace the sensor during the grace period to ensure sensor glucose values continue to be monitored.
The Simplera SyncTM sensor is not intended to be used directly to make therapy adjustments while the MiniMed FlexTM system is operating in manual mode. All therapy adjustments in Manual mode should be based on measurements obtained using a blood glucose meter and not on values provided by the Simplera SyncTM sensor. The Simplera SyncTM sensor has been studied and is approved for use in patients ages 7 years and older and in the arm insertion site only. Do not use the Simplera SyncTM sensor in the abdomen or other body sites, including the buttocks, due to unknown or different performance that could result in hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia.
The Medtronic MiniMed FlexTM System consists of the following devices: MiniMed FlexTM Insulin Pump and the Simplera SyncTM sensor. The system requires a prescription from a healthcare professional.
WARNING: Do not use the SmartGuardTM feature for people who require less than 8 units or more than 250 units of total daily insulin per day. A total daily dose of at least 8 units, but no more than 250 units, is required to operate in the SmartGuardTM feature.
WARNING: Do not use the MiniMed FlexTM system until appropriate training has been received from a healthcare professional. Training is essential to ensure the safe use of the MiniMed FlexTM system.
WARNING: Do not use SG values to make treatment decisions, including delivering a bolus, while the pump is in Manual Mode. When the SmartGuardTM feature is active and you are no longer in Manual Mode, the pump uses an SG value, when available, to calculate a bolus amount. However, if your symptoms do not match the SG value, use a blood glucose (BG) meter to confirm the SG value. Failure to confirm glucose levels when your symptoms do not match the SG value can result in the infusion of too much or too little insulin, which may cause hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia.
Pump therapy is not recommended for people whose vision or hearing does not allow for the recognition of pump signals, alerts, or alarms. The safety of the MiniMed FlexTM system has not been studied in pregnant women or in persons using other anti-hyperglycemic therapies that do not include insulin. For complete details of the system, including user guides and important safety information such as indications, contraindications, warnings and precautions associated with system and its components, see https://bit.ly/MiniMedRisks.