Comments on: Good article on Depression http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/12/22/good-article-on-depression/ Blog for the diabetics who use an insulin pump to control diabetes Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:08:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: mattie_70 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/12/22/good-article-on-depression/#comment-23386 mattie_70 Mon, 22 Dec 2003 23:57:27 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/12/22/good-article-on-depression/#comment-23386 Jan - thanks for that honest and inspiring article. And thanks also for the one about disposable pumps that you posted last week. I spoke with Morag Mclaren, MiniMed's European director, and she said that the disposable pump is aimed primarily at type 2's - people with non-insulin dependent diabetes, who still retain some of their own insulin production. The pump is definitely no frills: it comes pre-loaded with insulin and sticks onto the skin, and delivers a pre-set constant basal rate. No buttons. No display. No boluses (the patient's own pancreas is assumed to provide sufficient insulin to replace boluses). For some reason, even type 2's who need assistance from a basal rate seem to do better when the insulin comes directly from a pump, rather than from a daily injection of the long acting stuff. <!--more--> I know some type 2's use a pump already, but we may be seeing a large increase in use for this slightly different group of people in the next year or two. John -- Jan - thanks for that honest and inspiring article. And thanks also for the
one about disposable pumps that you posted last week.

I spoke with Morag Mclaren, MiniMed’s European director, and she said that
the disposable pump is aimed primarily at type 2’s - people with
non-insulin dependent diabetes, who still retain some of their own insulin
production. The pump is definitely no frills: it comes pre-loaded with
insulin and sticks onto the skin, and delivers a pre-set constant basal
rate. No buttons. No display. No boluses (the patient’s own pancreas is
assumed to provide sufficient insulin to replace boluses).

For some reason, even type 2’s who need assistance from a basal rate seem
to do better when the insulin comes directly from a pump, rather than from
a daily injection of the long acting stuff.


I know some type 2’s use a pump already, but we may be seeing a large
increase in use for this slightly different group of people in the next
year or two.

John

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