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All About Insulin Pumps
In this video, Certified Diabetes Educator and Registered Dietitian Barbara Carden talks about insulin pumps. She explains what they are, how they are used, and compares the use of pumps to shots.
All About Insulin Pumps
Using Insulin Infusion Pump for Diabetes
A major advancement in diabetes therapy is insulin infusion pump. A device with a size of about a pager and is worn outside the body, which pumps the needed amount of insulin in a reinforced insertion into the body through a tube and a needle....
What are the Pros and Cons of Using Insulin Pumps
There are few different ways to manage diabetes mellitus with insulin injection and insulin pills as being the most common methods used by diabetics. Another way that is getting popular would be using an insulin pump, which offers more freedom to the user when it comes to dieting and has the ability to provide insulin on demand....
Symptoms of Insulin Resistance
Insulin resistance syndrome is basically a collection of health conditions which put you at a general heightened risk for developing diabetes and to a certain extent heart disease....
Lantus Insulin for Diabetis
Lantus is a type of insulin which is used to control the blood sugar level of diabetics for 24 hours. It is also called as Long Acting Insulin. Since it controls the blood sugar level for a day, injecting it daily at the same time is important. Lantus can be taken along with other medications of diabetics. It can be a part with other diets and exercises....
Living With Insulin Pumps
Insulin is a hormone that helps move glucose from out of our blood and into our cells so that we can use the glucose for energy. People who are type 1 have to inject insulin several times a day just to survive....
Insulin Syringe - Insulin Syringe Care Tips
Insulin dependent diabetics require that they administer the insulin directly into their bodies through a syringe. The syringe serves as a very important medical tool that allows these people to receive the medications that they need to live a normal life. Read on to find out more...
Insulin Pump Basics
In less than one human lifetime, diabetes has transitioned from a universally fatal disease to one that's become manageable, and the management of diabetes has become more automated. One of the key improvements on this is the insulin pump, which allows a diabetic to put a pre-measured dose of insulin in their system without messing around with syringes....
Treating Diabetes - Understanding Insulin
"Insulin" is commonly used as a generic term for a multitude of different types of insulin that are available. When you shop for a new "car," you may come home with an SUV, a pick-up truck, a sports car, a sedan, or a minivan....
Animus Issues Urgent Recall Notice to Insulin Pump Users
Johnston & Johnston has recalled almost 400,000 potentially faulty Animus insulin pump cartridges, saying users may be at risk of diabetic ketoacidosis from inaccurate insulin dosing....
Insulin and Infusion Pumps: Freedom Awaits!
Anyone who is on insulin will know that it restricts your life to some extent. You need to ensure that you are able to access your insulin....
