Open AccessPump insulin therapy for diabetes mellitus
Author(s) -
Andrey Olegovich Emel'yanov
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
problemy èndokrinologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.124
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2308-1430
pISSN - 0375-9660
DOI - 10.14341/probl200955210-14
Subject(s) - insulin , medicine , diabetes mellitus , insulin pump , intensive care medicine , type 1 diabetes , endocrinology
Insulin therapy is a pharmaceutical treatment used for patients with diabetes to normalize blood glucose level. In patients receiving insulin therapy, optimization of blood glucose levels can be achieved using various types of insulin and various methods, such as MDI (multiple daily injections) and CSII (continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion). This review describes actual key features of CSII for diabetes patients.