Pumping Insulin is a complete guide for achieving excellent control on a smart insulin pump. Pump users and health professionals will benefit from comprehensive, easy-to-use information, focused on the latest features in today's insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs).
This edition includes a new chapter on CGMs and pumps, along with updated chapters on pumps specific to children and teens, pregnancy, exercise, and Type 2 diabetes patients. Over 185 useful tables, figures, and examples are included. In addition, you will find information on how to use software downloads and log books to spot patterns and improve control.
Features include:
- New ways to find TDD (total daily insulin dose), basal rates, carb/correction factors, and boluses
- Ways to stop high and low blood sugars
- New findings on duration of insulin action and bolus on board
- The best information about Bolus Calculators and how they work
- Useful ways to recognize glucose patterns and correct them
Plus...
- How to use a CGM with a pump
- Carb counting
- How to reduce glucose variability
- Pump use for children and teens
- How to adjust carbs and insulin doses during exercise
- Pump use during pregnancy