Hospitalized patients using insulin pumps

Speakers: Pratik Choudhary, Lori Berard

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Diabetologist Pratik Choudhary and Nurse Consultant Lori Berard discuss considerations around the use of diabetes self-management technologies within the hospital setting. In this video, Pratik and Lori tackle inpatient use of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion devices, also referred to as insulin pumps (8:42).

Learning points include:

• The basics on how insulin pump delivery systems work and the different modes in which they can operate.
• Considerations for patients who are admitted while using an insulin pump, but lack the necessary equipment to maintain their therapy.
• Common insulin pump-related reasons for admission to hospital (eg, cannula blockage) and typical presentations for these patients (eg, high ketones).
• The basics on how hybrid closed-loop insulin delivery systems work and considerations for patients that are admitted using these devices. 

More videos in this series:

• Hospitalized patients that use continuous glucose monitoring devices and insulin dosing apps.
• Hospitalized patients using insulin pumps.
• Emergency admissions for patients using diabetes devices.
• Hospital admissions for surgery or radiology in patients using diabetes devices.
• Diabetes device use in women admitted to the maternity ward.