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Improving IV Insulin Administration in a Community Hospital
Published on: June 11, 2012
[Restoring treatment with continuous insulin infusion pump (BICI)]
1Unidad de Diabetes, Endocrino y Nutrición (UDEN) Corporación Sanitaria Parc Tauli, Sabadell.
Abstract:
Significant advances in the treatment of diabetes have been made over the past few decades, although insulin treatment is the only option available until now for Type I diabetes patients. Type I diabetes is generally diagnosed in youths; therefore, micro insulin injectors enable doctors to offer them a better life style, preventing future complications. Medical professionals contemplate the possibility to use this treatment on patients over age 60 with satisfactory results. Continuous insulin infusion pumps (BICI) provide physiologically programmable subcutaneous administration of rapid acting insulin. Due to technological advances, these pumps have become safer more efficient and easier to use which improves the glucose level in blood and enables diabetes patients to carry out many activities without losing metabolic control, reduces the incidences of hypoglycemia and improves diabetes patients' life styles.
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