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Alison B Evert1, Bruce W Bode2, Bruce A Buckingham3

  • 1Diabetes Care Center, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (Ms Evert, Dr Hirsch)

The Diabetes Educator
|April 9, 2016
PubMed
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Insulin infusion sets (IISs) are crucial for insulin pump therapy. New IIS innovations and guidelines aim to improve patient education and address issues like unexplained hyperglycemia and blockages.

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