Tag Archives: Insulin Pumps

Insulin Pump Injection Site Update

When I moved my insulin pump a couple of days ago, I stuck it in my belly fat, and my insulin usage went straight up like 80 units per day. It looks like picking a spot that doesn’t have 31 … Continue reading

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Rethinking Your Insulin Injection Spot

I put my insulin pump back on the other day, after about a year without it, and had a couple of surprises. The first was that I forgot how the thing worked, the second was that I’ve had it for … Continue reading

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Types of Insulin Delivery

This is a nice little animated video of the 4 types of insulin delivery systems. The systems are syringe, pen, jet and insulin pump. The video shows an example of each and then gives a short description of how they … Continue reading

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Medtronics 522

I have 2 insulin pumps, and don’t really like using either one of them, but if I had the new Minimed 522, I might be willing to give it a try again. This pump comes with a real time blood … Continue reading

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