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Who should be on an Insulin Pump? How old do you have to be to be on an Insulin Pump? How will my life change if I get an Insulin Pump?

All of these questions, and others,  are answered by this excerpt from Dr. Steve Edelman, MD as well as a video from Focus Express Mail Pharmacy. Thank you both for your contribution.

Dr Edelman says the following,"In my opinion, you are an insulin pump candidate if you are a reliable person who tests your blood glucose values regularly. You do not have to be a rocket scientist or a doctor to achieve success with an insulin pump.

I recommend pump therapy to people who are consistently experiencing poor glucose control or frequent hypoglycemic episodes despite an appropriate insulin injection regimen. I also offer pump therapy to individuals who have adequate glucose control but are tethered to a rigid daily schedule that reduces their quality of life. I do not recommend starting pump therapy during pregnancy; it should be started before conception to allow for adjustment and blood glucose regulation.

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We get asked all the time. "How Does an Insulin Pump Work?" So, rather than reinvent the wheel, here's a synopsis as found on the ADA (American Diabetes Association) website as well as a video from Focus Express Mail Pharmacy. Our thanks to them both!

"An insulin pump can help you manage your diabetes. By using an insulin pump, you can match your insulin to your lifestyle, rather than getting an insulin injection and matching your life to how the insulin is working. When you work closely with your diabetes care team, insulin pumps can help you keep your blood glucose levels within your target ranges.  People of all ages with type 1 diabetes use insulin pumps and people with type 2 diabetes have started to use them as well.
How do insulin pumps work?

Insulin pumps deliver rapid- or short-acting insulin 24 hours a day through a catheter placed under the skin. Your insulin doses are separated into:

• Basal rates
• Bolus doses to cover carbohydrate in meals
• Correction or supplemental doses

Basal insulin is delivered continuously over 24 hours, and keeps your blood glucose levels in range between meals and overnight. Often, you program different amounts of insulin at different times of the day and night.

When you eat, you use buttons on the insulin pump to give additional insulin called a bolus. You take a bolus to cover the carbohydrate in each meal or snack. If you eat more than you planned, you can simply program a larger bolus of insulin to cover it.

You also take a bolus to treat high blood glucose levels. If you have high blood glucose levels before you eat, you give a correction or supplemental bolus of insulin to bring it back to your target range."

For more information  insulin pumps or insulin pump supplies, contact  Focus Express Mail Pharmacy.

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As seen on MedGadget. com, the European Space Agency is reporting that technology originally developed for its space program has now been used to create the insulin pump of the future: one that you can wear on your wrist!.German student Nicole Schmiedel has come up with a design for a fashionable looking "wristwatch" that contains an innovative ultra-light insulin pump to help people with type 1 diabetes. For more, click here...

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