What is insulin pump? and how it is adminis... - Diabetes India
What is insulin pump? and how it is administered.
this is an intrumnts which can be implanted in the body of a diabetic person which rleased desired quanity of insulin everyday for a fperiod of one year
I am pasting an article I read in a health magazine.Hope it will be useful to you.Reportedly,insulin pump costs Rs.3.00 lacs in India.
Insulin Pump Benefits and Concerns
The insulin pump offers many benefits to children and their families:
An insulin pump replaces 3 to 4 daily shots with the insertion of an infusion set once every 2 to 3 days.
As a health benefit, the insulin pump helps to improve blood glucose (BG) control and correct high and low BG levels. People using insulin pumps are significantly more likely than those using multiple daily injections to achieve their target A1C level.
The insulin pump provides a great deal of convenience, freedom, and flexibility.
Insulin delivered via the pump is conveniently available with the push of a few buttons, which most parents and children find easy to do.
On mornings when the family needs to get up extra early or wants to sleep late, the insulin pump allows for that freedom.
The insulin pump provides the flexibility to eat at varying times from day to day. It can also be easily adjusted to compensate for different meal sizes.
The insulin pump can be disconnected or removed for swimming, showering, or bathing.
Kids and families who are active in sports, school programs, or other activities often find the freedom and flexibility of the insulin pump helpful because they can easily adjust for different routines and exercise levels.
The insulin pump can deliver very small amounts of insulin that can't be given with a pen or syringe, which can be very beneficial for children.
The Medtronic insulin pump has software programs for both the patient and the healthcare provider that collect important information, such as every BG that is entered into the pump or meter and the number of carbohydrate grams consumed, and can even label other things such as exercise. This allows for easier assessment of therapy.
Many insulin pumps include programmable reminders to take a bolus of insulin for meals and to check BG two hours after eating to see if the insulin and food matched for that meal.
Although the insulin pump has many benefits, there are some concerns to be aware of:
Wearing and using an insulin pump does take commitment and effort on the part of both the child and the family.
Insulin pump users should have sufficient visual and audio use to recognize the alerts and alarms provided by the pump.
BG levels must be checked frequently and bolus insulin needs to be given for meals and high BG levels, which can sometimes be forgotten during busy or hectic times. Most insulin pumps have the ability to set reminders to help with this.
Generally, the infusion set and reservoir or cartridge can only be worn for up to three days at a time and should be changed even if there is still insulin left in the reservoir or cartridge. There are times when these may need to be changed sooner, such as, if the insulin gets too cold or too hot due to outside temperatures.
Although it's not common, if problems with the insulin pump, tubing, reservoir, or cannula occur, therefore stopping the delivery of rapid-acting insulin, ketoacidosis can occur quickly because there is no long-acting insulin in the body. For this reason, it's important to learn the proper steps to take, including giving correction shots by injection and immediately changing out the reservoir and infusion set, which are taught during insulin pump training.
The insulin pump is a medical device used for the administration of insulin in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, also known as continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion therapy. The device includes:--
* the pump (including controls, processing module, and batteries)
* a disposable reservoir for insulin (inside the pump)
* a disposable infusion set, including a cannula for subcutaneous insertion (under the skin) and a tubing system to interface the insulin reservoir to the cannula.
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