COMPARISON OF INSULIN PUMPS - COMPARISON OF

insulin pumps

(insulin pump) an insulin-delivering device about the size of a deck of cards that can be worn on a belt or kept in a pocket. An insulin pump connects to narrow, flexible plastic tubing that ends with a needle inserted just under the skin.
(Insulin Pump) A small device (often mistaken for a pager by people who are still living in the 90s) that continuously delivers fast-acting insulin subcutaneously.  See also: plastic pancreas.
(Insulin pump) 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.

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comparison of insulin pumps – Insulin Pump

Insulin Pump Therapy Demystified: An Essential Guide for Everyone Pumping Insulin (Marlowe Diabetes Library)

Increasing numbers of people with type 1 diabetes, all of whose lives depend on insulin, as well as type 2 diabetics, have already adopted the insulin pump, which replaces a regimen of insulin shots with a continuous delivery of insulin. Yet many who stand to benefit from “the pump” are put off by not fully understanding the device, and many already using it don’t have anyone with whom to compare notes about its use. Now Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer, who has used the pump for more than three years, cuts through common personal fears about the pump and offers insight into the day-to-day challenges—and rewards—of life with it. Drawing on interviews with more than seventy-five pump users, including Nicole Johnson, Miss America 1999, as well as diabetes experts and other health professionals, Kaplan-Mayer discusses how the pump affects your sex life, dealing with money issues, finding support, counting carbohydrates, and much more. Insulin Pump Therapy Demystified offers knowledgeable, informative, reassuring advice that all pump users—current and future—will find extremely valuable. Charts and tables add to this valuable insider’s guide.

Increasing numbers of people with type 1 diabetes, all of whose lives depend on insulin, as well as type 2 diabetics, have already adopted the insulin pump, which replaces a regimen of insulin shots with a continuous delivery of insulin. Yet many who stand to benefit from “the pump” are put off by not fully understanding the device, and many already using it don’t have anyone with whom to compare notes about its use. Now Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer, who has used the pump for more than three years, cuts through common personal fears about the pump and offers insight into the day-to-day challenges—and rewards—of life with it. Drawing on interviews with more than seventy-five pump users, including Nicole Johnson, Miss America 1999, as well as diabetes experts and other health professionals, Kaplan-Mayer discusses how the pump affects your sex life, dealing with money issues, finding support, counting carbohydrates, and much more. Insulin Pump Therapy Demystified offers knowledgeable, informative, reassuring advice that all pump users—current and future—will find extremely valuable. Charts and tables add to this valuable insider’s guide.

IR1200 and the Ping

The old Animas IR1200 (top) and the new One Touch Ping (bottom). This photo shows that the Ping is slightly larger than my old insulin pump, which hopefully won’t bother me much. Its funny how much a centimeter or so can make on a device that is attached to you 24 x 7 for over four years.

The two of these together cost about $9,000 USD. Glad I have good insurance.

4 – Comparison of 27 (l) and29 (r) gauge needle

27 gauge infusion needle on left
29 gauge infusion needle on right

Eyeballing – you notice the difference more then a photo I think 🙂

comparison of insulin pumps

Insulin pump therapy, or continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII), has evolved from a research procedure in the 1970s to a routine form of treatment for selected people with type 1 diabetes. This book is the first to combine a detailed discussion of the evidence-base for all aspects of CSII in adults and children with a practical guide to treating people with diabetes using insulin pump therapy. It also includes a discussion on the clinical applications of continuos glucose monitoring (CGM), a technology which is increasingly being used with CSII, and best injection therapy for optimizing diabetes control. The book concludes with a look into the future with a discussion on likely developments in pump therapy and CGM in the coming years, including research into an artificial pancreas and completely non-invasive glucose sensing.

The book is aimed specifically at doctors, nurses, dietitians, and other healthcare professionals involved in setting up and running an Insulin Pump Service. Several national guidelines for insulin pump therapy have recently been issued. These extend the clinical indications to new groups of patients and underline the urgent need for physicians and other healthcare professionals to update themselves about CSII and to ensure improved access to insulin to insulin pump services for all eligible patient groups. This book fills that need.

The book is edited by the originator of CSII and includes chapters by a well-established team responsible for one of the largest Insulin Pump Clinics in the UK, and with additional contributions from internationally acknowledged experts in insulin pump therapy, CGM, and diabetes technology.