Research Confirms That Insulin Pumps May be More Effective than Injections for Type 1 Diabetes
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According to researcher Marie L. Misso, PhD, of the Australasian Cochrane Center at Monash University, Clayton, Australia, "good evidence is now available to support the use of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion in the appropriate patient."
To assess and compare the effects of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion with multiple insulin injections, researchers studied 23 randomized controlled trials which included a total of 973 patients who used one of the two interventions for their type 1 diabetes. Results showed that the continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion users (users of insulin pumps) had significantly lower HbA1c levels compared with multiple insulin injection users.
