Pumping Insulin: Everything You Need for Success with an Insulin PumpBased on U.S. measuring scales, this handbook covers: why, when and how to use an insulin pump; calculating daily doses, basal rates and boluses; using Humalog in a pump; carbohydrate counting and factors; pattern recognition; safe control of high and low blood sugars; pump use for children, teens and during pregnancy, and more. |
Contents
Tables | 2 |
Pump Formance Checklist | 17 |
Why Normal Blood Sugars? | 19 |
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