The insulin pump is a device for continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion, which is an artificial intelligence-controlled insulin input device that simulates the physiological secretion of human insulin through continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion. It mainly consists of a pump, reservoir and tubing, with an internal reservoir for storing insulin, and an external display and buttons for setting the pump's program drive. A built-in motor pushes insulin slowly from the reservoir into the subcutaneous through the infusion line.
The insulin pump can be set for large pre-meal doses, as well as fine-tuned basal insulin infusion rates for each time period, reducing the incidence of hypoglycemia, as well as being able to reduce the pain of multiple subcutaneous injections for the patient and increasing freedom of living.
The advantages and disadvantages of insulin pumps
Insulin pumps are the best technology for treating diabetes, and they play a good role in lowering blood glucose, but there are two sides to everything, so do you know what the advantages and disadvantages of insulin pumps are?
1. Advantage: The advantage of insulin pump is that it can supply insulin to diabetic patients at a fixed time and quantity.
2. Disadvantages: The requirements for users are relatively high, they need to be able to self-monitor their own blood glucose, have good self-care ability and the initiative to control blood glucose, and have a certain degree of cultural knowledge, the ability to manage the equipment and the ability to pay for it. It is more expensive and requires regular replacement of the infusion line.