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- Are you
having problems fitting your diabetes management into your lifestyle?
- Do you
have severe glucose swings of highs and lows because of unpredictable
insulin action and meals?
- Are you
beginning to experience complications of diabetes?
- Does
your job or school schedule require shift work, skipped or delayed meals?
- Are you pregnant and taking insulin? Or are you on insulin and want to get your glucose in excellent control so you can get pregnant?
If you answered yet to any of these questions an insulin pump may be right for you.
Insulin pumps deliver a basal (background) dose of insulin 24 hours a day just like the normal pancreas does. When you are ready to eat, you tell the pump to give you the appropriate amount of rapid acting insulin to balance your food. This is what happens in people who don't have diabetes . Their pancreas releases an amount of insulin to balance the food they eat. No more frequent injections, you change the pump "set" (the catheter that delivers the insulin) only every 3 days.
If you are interested in learning more about insulin pumps ad if they could be right for you, call us at the Diabetes Center at 410-332-9800 and talk with one of our Certified Diabetes Educators.
Most insurance plans will cover the insulin pump and pump supplies. We will contact you insurer for you if you decide to try a pump. Come talk to us and see if an insulin pump can make your life with diabetes better.
- Insulin
Pump Assessment
Meet with Diabetes Educators and Endocrinologist to discuss your diabetes control and decide if an insulin pump is for you. This is only for people who currently take insulin. - Comprehensive
Insulin Pump Education and Pump Initiation Services
Comprehensive services designed for successful insulin pump management. Meet with Diabetes Educators and Endocrinologist to begin insulin pump use and get in control of your diabetes. After achieving successful control with your new insulin pump, you may return to the care of your Primary Care Physician (PCP) or you and your PCP may decide to continue to have your insulin pump managed by the Diabetes Center at Mercy's Diabetes Team. - Insulin
Pumps Use and Control Problems
Are you using an insulin pump and still having Hemoglobin A1c's over 7.5%? Meet with Diabetes Educators and Endocrinologist to learn how to get even more benefits and flexibility of lifestyle out of your insulin pump.
