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What Is an Insulin Pump?

Insulin pumps are the most advanced insulin delivery technology available today for people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. An insulin pump replaces injections with a syringe or insulin pen, using an ...
Researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine recently published a first-of-its-kind study looking at an oft-overlooked problem facing people with diabetes who use insulin pump ...
Many pumps offer a variety of programmable boluses according to the type of meal ingested. However, these boluses are named differently by each manufacturer, posing a challenge for education and ...
Stephanie Rodenberg-Lewis wasn't happy with her insulin pump and finally switched two years ago to another brand. Now her health insurer is pushing her to go back. UnitedHealth Group Inc. has made a ...
Those who rely on certain Medtronic MiniMed insulin pump models to administer insulin could be at risk, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. On June 27, the FDA issued a recall on 11 ...
Last week the FDA granted its first marketing authorization to an interoperable insulin pump that is compatible with automated insulin dosing systems, continuous glucose monitors, blood glucose meters ...
Using home insulin pumps when hospitalized was relatively safe compared with hospital-managed pumps and insulin injections among more than 2700 children admitted to a single hospital center. Findings ...
Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group made a deal with Kalamazoo, Mich.-based medical technology producer Medtronic in May, which effectively decreased the number of in-network portable insulin ...
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (NASDAQ: TNDM), a leading insulin delivery and diabetes technology company, today announced the launch of updated t:slim X2™ insulin pump ...
Medtronic. Dexcom. Abbott. Sanofi. Google. A lot of very large, well-known companies are investing heavily into innovating the diabetes space, and that innovation is exciting. But a disproportionate ...