Understanding insulin pumps, continuous glucose monitors, and the artificial pancreas / by H. Peter Chase and Laurel Messer.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chase, H. Peter
Corporate Author: Children's Diabetes Foundation at Denver
Other Authors: Messer, Laurel
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Denver, Colo. : Children's Diabetes Foundation at Denver, 2016.
Edition:3nd edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Who should use an insulin pump or continuous glucose monitor (CGM)?
  • 2. Advantages and disadvantages of insulin pumps and CGM use
  • 3. Initiating insulin pump therapy
  • 4. Features of specific insulin pumps
  • 5. Basal insulin therapy
  • 6. Bolus insulin therapy
  • 7. Blood/CGM sugar monitoring
  • 8. Food management and the pump
  • 9. Exercise and the insulin pump
  • 10. Preventing hypoglycemia
  • 11. Preventing diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
  • 12. Infusion sets, site selection, tape and trouble-shooting
  • 13. Insulin pumps and GCMs in school and work environments
  • 14. Psychological aspects of insulin pump and continuous glucose monitor (CGM) use
  • 15. Getting started with continuous glucose monitoring
  • 16. CGM components, systems and lifecycle
  • 17. Skin care and sensor sticking
  • 18. An overview of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) data
  • 19. Making insulin adjustments based on "Real time" continuous glucose monitor (CGM) readings
  • 20. Making insulin adjustments based on "Retrospective" CGM readings
  • 21. Automated insulin delivery: the artificialial pancreas
  • Healthcare provider resource.