Is There a Place for Insulin Pump Therapy in Your Practice?

IN BRIEF Insulin pump therapy is becoming a preferred treatment modality of diabetesspecialists for the management of patients with diabetes. As a result,internists, general practitioners, nurse practitioners, and allied health careprofessionals will more frequently encounter patients using, or desiring touse, these devices. This article serves as an introduction to the principlesthat guide patient selection, patient education of self-management skills, andthe practical aspects of pump management that everyone assisting patients onpump therapy should be aware of.