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What is Insulin pump?

An insulin pump is a medical device used to administer insulin in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. It is an alternative to multiple injections of insulin and allows for intensive insulin therapy when used with blood glucose monitoring and carbohydrate counting.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Diabetes Type 1 17 5 Efficacy_major
Other 5 2 Efficacy_major
Diabetes Type 2 3 1 Efficacy_major
Administaration of Novolog 1 1 Efficacy_major
Diabetes Mellitus 1 1 Efficacy_moderate
Diabetes mellitus Type 1 - OmniPod insulin pump 1 0

See all 34 patients currently using Insulin pump

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 6
None
 2

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Insulin pump

Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) 4
Injection site scar 1
feeling well, energetic! 1

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Insulin pump

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Insulin pump

Always
 7 78%
Usually
 2 22%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Insulin pump

Very
 1 11%
Somewhat
 2 22%
A little
 2 22%
Not at all
 4 44%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Insulin pump

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 25%
$50-99
 1 25%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 2 50%

Report created on February 11, 2012.