Arkansas Diabetes and Endocrinology Center

03/23/2026

MiniMed’s smallest insulin pump. No screen & ran from your cell phone. We are currently conducting a trial using this pump with a new NMX bolus optional feature algorithm. (FCL) fully closed loop system. 

Thrilled to share a big milestone for MiniMed: the FDA has cleared MiniMed Flex™ — our smallest and first smartphone‑controlled insulin pump. MiniMed Flex™ is half the size of the MiniMed™ 780G pump and roughly the size of two stacked insulin vials, and while it might be small, it’s impa...

02/07/2026

We are happy to announce that we have added another Physician Associate to our group. Grace Barker, PA-C. A native of McCrory, Grace earned a BS degree in Exercise Science at Harding University and Masters Of Medical Science, Physician Assistant from Lincoln Memorial University in Knoxville, TN. She will be training in Endocrinology here at ADEC. She will start seeing patients once her training has completed. If you see her in clinic or research give her a warm welcome.

02/03/2026

Our research center will be conducting this trial starting in February. GATEWAY:Safety Evaluation of the MiniMed NMX8-AID System in Children and Adults Living with Diabetes. 
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07228117?cond=Diabetes&term=Gateway&intr=Minimed&rank=1

01/28/2026

We will closed for Thursday and Friday. We just want our patients to stay safe and all our staff.

01/28/2026

We will also be closed on Wednesday, January 28th. We typically follow the LRSD inclimate weather policy. We want to keep our patients and staff safe.

01/26/2026

Arkansas Diabetes and Endocrinology Center will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, January 26 and 27. We will monitor the conditions and roadways and provide an update by Tuesday on the status of the remainder of the week.

11/23/2025

GATEWAY: Safety Evaluation of the MiniMed™ NMX8-AID System in Children and Adults Living With Diabetes. We will be one of 32 centers in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. Dr. Thrasher will be the Principal Investigator. Not yet recruiting .

09/12/2025

Two days of training these 2 groups eager to learn Therapy Education Program on Advancing Automation with the MiniMed™ 780G system. Was honored to present our experiencer in clinic and research. Our newest PA, Sarah Dreher attended and volunteered to present her interpretation of Carelink data. She did a fantastic job!

08/22/2025

ADEC is pleased to announce that Sarah Dreher, PA-C will be joining our clinic as a new provider starting in September. A native of Little Rock, Sarah has been working in Dallas for the past two years in Internal Medicine. She’ll be training in Endocrinology and once her training is completed, she will be seeing new patients. If you see her in the halls of the clinic next month, make sure you say Hi and welcome her.



08/09/2025

Get a sneak peek at what's coming next: the Instinct sensor.

Made by Abbott, the Instinct sensor is designed exclusively for MiniMed systems.

Learn more at https://medtronic.co/3UfiwGd

We'll share more details about the Instinct sensor when it's commercially available.

510k pending for Medtronic interoperable system; currently under review by FDA; not available for sale or distribution in the US.

The sensor shape and appearance is a mark of Abbott.

06/02/2025

We will be conducting the clinic trial with this system in our on-site Research Center in Little Rock Arkansas. Arkansas Diabetes and Endocrinology Center. Medical Investigations, Inc.

04/19/2025

For all of those on a Medtronic 780G system, the all in one disposable CGM was FDA apporved today Willl make it simpler to insert with a two step process Should be available Fall 2025. We conducted the clinical trial on this CGM in our research center and Dr Thrasher has abstracts and a manuscript that will be presented and pending publication.

Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the Simplera Sync™ sensor for use with the...