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Patrick the Insulin Pump – Can New Technologies Improve Your Blood Glucose Control?

For four years we’ve lived with Philip, our nickname for my daughter Alissa’s insulin pump. He’s become a part of the family and we’ll say a sad goodbye to him when we return him in a few weeks time.

On Wednesday we finally picked up Patrick, the replacement for Philip from the diabetes nurse at the hospital.

Patrick is a Minimed Paradigm pump capable of many cleverer things than his predecessor and should help Alissa improve her diabetes control and, hence, her health.

Whilst changing from injections to an insulin pump has enabled Alissa to live far more flexibly and enjoy life as a student over the past few years, our diabetic nurse suggested that it was time to try out one of the newer designs of insulin pump to experience further benefits from the latest developments.

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Insulin Infusion – How The Insulin Pump Has Changed Life For The Diabetic

It’s important to recognise that everybody’s requirements are different for insulin infusion. Some may have to administer the hormone more often than others, whilst some people might need other ways than simple injection to administer the substance. By speaking with a doctor or a clinician, a diabetes sufferer will be able to discuss their options and decide which way they want to administer their infusion insulin every day.

Insulin Infusion pumps are widely considered one of the most advanced ways to inject insulin into the body, however, they can carry a heavy price tag with an initial cost of up to $6,000, as well as the extra costs for the other equipment that is necessary. If you are lucky enough to have a great insurance plan to pay for this equipment it makes it easier than ever to use infusion insulin, which can minimise the impact that diabetes has on your life.

For those who suffer with diabetes, injecting insulin into their body can be problematic or difficult – especially when they are first diagnosed with the condition. For many, administering a substance like this can be traumatic. That’s why it’s important for people to realise that they are always able to contact their doctors both about the facts about their condition, and the different ways they can administer the hormone.

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Insulin Pump Therapy – Why You Should Try It Today

Insulin Pumps may be a scary thought for diabetics who are currently on a multiple daily injection based therapy. This fear will be soon forgotten once all the benefits are discussed and a pump is chosen to be the best option for further treatment of type 1 diabetes.

An Insulin Pump is a small device about the same size as a small mobile phone, it is battery operated and is programmed to administer very small amounts of short acting insulin such as Humalog, Actrapid or Novorapid in short interval ranging from 3 to 5 minutes.

By having this almost continuous flow of insulin the need for long acting insulin like Protophane, Lantus or Humilin N is eliminated. The frequent doses of insulin give much greater flexibility in life for diabetics, so now you wont need to stick to strict eating patterns or waking up early during the weekend to do injections.

An Insulin Pump allows dosages to be quickly adjusted depending on carbohydrate intake, exercise or illness which we all know can send blood glucose levels yo-yoing.

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