Overview

Various types of devices are used in the management and treatment of diabetes. This technology involves measuring blood sugar levels at regular intervals and delivering insulin.


Treatment

Insulin Pump

An insulin pump resembles a small cell phone and is worn outside the body. Insulin is infused into your body through a tube (catheter) inserted under your skin. Insulin pumps are engineered to deliver controlled amounts of insulin continuously and with food. The health care professional enters certain pump settings to enable the pump to deliver specific doses of insulin throughout the day.

Continuous Glucose Monitor

Using a sensor inserted under the skin, a continuous glucose monitor measures blood sugar every few minutes. This technology can be incorporated into cell phones enabling the person to see blood glucose levels in the blood. Data can be transferred to multiple devices so it can be seen by parents or health care professionals.

Tubeless Pump

These are also called ‘Patch Pumps”. It is an insulin pump programmed to dispense specific amounts of insulin and can be adjusted to deliver more or less insulin depending on meals, activity level and blood sugar level. The difference from the other pumps is that they have no tubes but can be directly fixed to the skin.

Artificial Pancreas

Known as an artificial pancreas, the implanted device pairs an insulin pump with a continuous glucose monitor, which monitors blood sugar levels every five minutes. When the monitor indicates that insulin is needed, the device automatically delivers the amount of insulin. Also, it automatically suspends insulin delivery when the blood glucose falls.

Ketone monitors

Ketones are harmful chemicals that can form in the body if there is not enough insulin to allow glucose to enter cells. High ketone levels in the blood can lead to a serious condition called diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Ketone levels can be measured with ketone monitoring devices.

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