Pumps
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European Experts Call for Safer Insulin Pumps
European and American regulators call for uniformity in insulin pump regulation. Part 1 in a multi-part series focused on pump safety.
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Flaw Detected in Medtronic MiniMed 640G
Medtronic says it could give inaccurate bolus suggestions, and the FDA takes action on the device, which is only sold in Europe.
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When Technology Isn’t Enough to Prevent Lows
A researcher argues at the ADA Scientific Sessions that patients need more than just pumps and CGMs to control blood glucose levels.
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Study Finds Medtronic MiniMed 530G Prevents Hypos
Researchers find the pump’s Threshold Suspend feature works well in a real world setting, according to company-funded study.
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Tandem’s High-Capacity Pump
The t:flex holds more insulin than the t:slim, but can it maintain a sleek design?
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The Predictive Pump
Medtronic is testing a pump that can suspend insulin delivery when it predicts you’re heading towards a low.
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Miss Idaho and Pump Life Pride
Sierra Sandison has created an insulin pump social media movement. Will it last or will pumps go back into hiding?
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Why We Should Root for Type 2 Pumps
If pumps take off for people with Type 2 diabetes, will people with Type 1 diabetes benefit?
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Tandem Scores Big With Artificial Pancreas Research
The t:slim has become a popular choice with artificial pancreas researchers. Its “hormone agnostic” approach might be part of the reason why.
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Insulin Pumps Keep Pitchers in the Game
Two Toronto Blue Jays pitchers with T1 wear pumps on the mound.
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Infusion Sets: The Power of Choice
A new pump user gets pushed into an infusion set that doesn’t work for her. Only later does she learn she has options.
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Pumps are an Adjunct, Not a Cure
An endocrinologist shares the limits and pitfalls of pump therapy, and how it can’t beat a cure.
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Low On Insulin for the Weekend
A road trip almost ends in disaster for Andy Holder if not for the help of his pump manufacturer.
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Study: Smart Pumps Prevent Hypos
An Australian study finds that T1 users on smart pumps enjoy four times fewer bouts of hypoglycemia.
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FDA Warns Medtronic of Paradigm Pump Problems
Feds warn Medtronic about inferior manufacturing practices for the pump.
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Tandem and the Future of Pumps
Can Tandem's User-Friendly t:slim Make Pumping Insulin The Therapy of Choice?
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A Memorable App
With two sons on pumps, each on different schedules, Derek Stewart needed help remembering when to do what. An app he inspired helps him meet the challenge.
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Insulin Pump Beats Injections for Children with Type 1
A 7-year study of close to 700 children finds that children who get their insulin by pump have better blood sugar control than those who get insulin by injection.
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Type 2 Insulin Therapy: Wherever You Go, V-Go
Among all the nations where diabetes is a serious health concern, the United States is an outlier when it comes to insulin treatment therapies. While insulin pens rule the roost among multiple daily injectors in Japan, and in many European…
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