FDA Approves New Animas Insulin Pump - Diabetes Health
2014年12月17日 · FDA Approves New Animas Insulin Pump December 17, 2014 Nadia Al-Samarrie The Animas Vibe continuous glucose monitoring-enabled insulin pump has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use by adults 18 years of age and above who have insulin-dependent diabetes.
Managing Exercise on an Insulin Pump - Diabetes Health
2000年8月1日 · Using insulin pump therapy means an escape from long-acting insulins, offering users a number of ways to instantly control basal insulin dosage. Among other things, pump users can temporarily lower the basal rate, stop insulin flow with the suspend mode, and even completely disconnect from the pump.
AskNadia: Which Insulin Pump & CGM Should I Get
2018年5月14日 · The insulin pump is a medical device that delivers insulin through a cannula (plastic tubing) over a 24-hour period. This method of insulin delivery is referred to as your basal insulin. The idea behind the basal insulin is that it will deliver background insulin all day long preventing glucose, blood sugars from going too high and minimizing ...
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Insulin pumps lead to lower A1C levels for insulin-dependent type 2s
2014年8月2日 · The trial, from Medtronic, Inc., a company that focuses on diabetes management solutions, compared the results of the MiniMed insulin pump over multiple daily insulin injections for those with type 2, and found that the pumps proved to be more effective than injections at achieving better insulin control.
AskNadia: Getting Anthem Health Insurance to Cover Medtronic’s …
2017年11月13日 · The upgrade from the Medtronic 630 G insulin pump and supplies to the 670 G pump, offers no additional cost to the insurance company. You can support your fellow Type1’s by calling and emailing the press people from both companies; requesting a resolution for the long list of families who are caught in an administrative snafu which is not ...
Can Your Insulin Pump and CGM be Hacked? - Diabetes Health
2011年9月10日 · Radcliffe, who has diabetes himself and uses both an insulin pump and a continuous glucose monitor, wondered if it would be possible to hack the devices. He gave a presentation on his findings, “Hacking Medical Devices for Fun and Insulin: Breaking the Human SCADA System,” at the annual Black Hat security conference in early August.
AskNadia: How Do I Find an Insulin Pump Support Group in My …
2018年5月7日 · As a former distributor and insulin pump trainer, I can tell you the type 1 insulin pumper groups have always been the early adopters of the newest medical devices on the market. Reason being, the insulin pump minimizes the low blood sugars with the added benefit of the background basal insulin; helping to reduce the high blood sugars as well.
Type 1 Diabetes: Desperately Dodging Scar Tissue
2016年3月10日 · If you are on multiple daily injections or use an insulin pump, you are all too familiar with scar tissue. We’re taught to rotate injection sites to avoid scar tissue, but somehow it still seems to occur when you’re talking about constant needles piercing your skin.
Things I Can't Stand About My Insulin Pump - Diabetes Health
2012年6月28日 · An insulin pump is a way station. It’s a pause on the road toward an artificial pancreas. Despite years of advances in the technology, pumps still haven’t grown up. As mentioned earlier, the technology can be dated. The communication between various units can be difficult. And my pump still doesn’t deliver insulin based on a biofeedback loop.