INSULIN PUMP:
Type 1 Diabetes is a condition in children with very high blood sugar levels requiring the need for injectable insulin to control the sugar levels in the body.
This can be given via an insulin pump, which is attached to the body and continuously supplies insulin to the child without requiring pricking several times a day.
What Are the Benefits of Using an Insulin Pump?
The insulin pump has certain benefits like:
- No longer need for daily injections
- Easier to keep their glucose levels in their target range
- Can adjust their insulin according to meals, snacks and activity
- ewer pumps can calculate the dose insulin precisely according to the carbs eaten
- Can get added safety if they connect their pump to their continuous glucose monitor which can increase or decrease the insulin dose based on the sugars
Who can Pumps be recommended for ?
- Any patient (age no bar) on insulin therapy who is willing to do carb counting and blood sugar monitoring
- Patients whose insulin requirement is high, to control insulin doses compared to MDI
- Patients with diabetes related complications
- Patients experiencing frequent episodes of severe hypoglycaemia
- Patients with unpredictable fluctuations in blood glucose levels
- Women with diabetes during pregnancy