Insulin Pumps Flashcards
for insulin pumps, what is a basal
basal is the continuous 24 hour delivery of insulin that is in the background. mimics the pancreas.
for insulin pumps what is a bolus
it is a sprits of insulin delivered quickly to match carbs or to correct bg
what three types of insulin to pumps use
apidra, humalog or novorapid
when you want to adjust a basal rate, when do you do it ?
2 hours before the effect desired
benefit of insulin pump vs intensive insulin injection
mimics the pancreatic insulin delivery much much better in terms of basal rates
what are the results of the DCCT study (1982-1993)
strict glycemic control in patients with type 1 diabetes prevents 70% of microvascular complications like retinopathy, neuropathy and nephropathy
what are the results of the EDIC study (1994-2006)
strict glycemic control reduced the subsequent risk of CV events by 42% and severe CV events by 57% at 11 years with patients with type 1
what do the results of the DCCT and EDIC show in terms of A1C
intensive control group A1C decreased by 2%
each 1% of A1C reduction = 25-32% reduction in complications
what is one factor that was shown in both of the studies that make the cost appropriate
QOL and improved treatment satisfaction with this therapy
it could be due to the improved glycemic control, flexibility in administration and motivation
CSII
continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion
term typically used to describe insulin delivery via pump
MDI
multiple daily injections
SAP
sensor augmented pump
old term for CSII
AID
automated insulin delivery
used to term CSII that display CGM and use data to automatically alter the insulin delivery
HCL
hybrid closed loop
AID systems that automatically modulate basal rates.
AHCL
advanced hybrid closed loop
AID system that automatically modulates basal rates AND automatically delivers boluses
name three characteristics that make someone a good pump candidate?
- small insulin needs
- hypos and unaware
- dawn phenomenon
- not reaching BG targets and elevated A1C
- shift work
- Frequent travel
- planning conception or pregnancy
name 4 big barriers to the pump
- attatchment 24 h/d
- ketoacidosis ( lack of insulin in it, clogged, malfunction)
- site infections
- expenses
what do you do if you ave nausea ?
change it out. nausea is a sign of early DKA and so take a stick check for ketons
three steps for the pump start (TDD)
1) reduced injection dose: daily injectoin dose x 0.75
2) weight dose: kgx 0.53
3) average of the first two steps to get TDD
how do you calculate Total daily basal dose?
pump TDD x 50%
how do you get the BR (basal rate)
daily basal dose / 24 h