What do I need to pay attention to when buying an insulin pump for my teenager? 1, cell phone remote control, better protection of privacy of the insulin pump Teenagers are in a period of psychological sensitivity, need to minimize their psychological burden, and can not affect their social life, so you need a better privacy features of the pump, such as alarm can be fully silent, cell phone control insulin pump medication, etc.. And the pump itself should not be too big, but small and portable. The insulin pump that can be remotely controlled by cell phone and can better protect privacy 2, the basal rate of 0.01 from the adjustment of the insulin pump Initial onset of type 1 diabetes after a period of intensive insulin treatment, most people will have a diabetic honeymoon period, the amount of insulin less and less, a month can not use up an insulin is quite normal. For example, a small glucose patient only needs 8 units of insulin a day, of which 1.6 units are allocated to micro-dosing in 24 hours (the basal rate of insulin pump), then he only needs an average of 0.06 units of insulin per hour (in actual life, some time periods are a little more, some time periods are a little less, not evenly distributed) in order to control blood sugar smoothly. The common insulin pump basal rate adjustment range is 0.01 and 0.05, and the pump that only supports 0.05 adjustment can not adjust the dose of 0.06 at all, nor can it adjust the dose lower than 0.05. Therefore, it is especially important to choose an insulin pump that can support 0.01 unit adjustment of the basal rate! 3, insulin pump with meal reminder, square wave high dose infusion, double wave high dose infusion function Teenagers because of school, eat breakfast time is limited, eat will be particularly fast, resulting in blood sugar is prone to rapid rise, often this time need to play insulin in advance. If you use a pen, you have to remember the time, and you often have trouble remembering, leading to the risk of hypoglycemia. Adolescents are growing and developing, their diet is complex and diverse to ensure nutrition, and they are in the appetite period, so it is difficult for them to control their diet, and they eat everything from rice, burgers, kebabs, milk, etc. Therefore, in the choice of insulin pump pre-meal high dose function, they should choose the square wave and double wave functions that support a diverse diet. If you go out to eat a steak on the weekend, open a square wave; eat a KFC, open a double wave, you can control your blood sugar well without special abstinence, and your quality of life is higher and you have a strong sense of well-being. Especially for adolescent sugar lovers, it can increase their cooperation and reduce the occurrence of stealing food. 4, need to have independent replacement needles and 4.5mm needle length supplies insulin pump insulin pump is through the indwelling needle medication, a site can not be used for too long, or there will be poor absorption resulting in increased blood sugar, generally 3 to 5 days to change the location of the needle, but the storage device is a drug used up and then replaced. This time is particularly suitable for the use of replacement needles, the drug reservoir and the latter half of the catheter does not need to be changed, only the half of the catheter to change the needle is good, greatly reducing the economic burden, after all, 1 catheter money can buy 2 to 3 replacement needles. Adolescents are in the age of growth, the skin pressure itself, plus diabetes can lead to abnormal secretion of sebaceous glands, insulin may also cause the problem of subcutaneous fat growth, so be sure to choose skin-friendly supplies, with a pen to play must also pay attention to the needle must be a dozen a change. Steel needles should be preferred for less trauma, faster recovery, and less burden on the skin. People who use a small amount or thin can choose 4.5mm needle length, comfort can also be guaranteed. 5, clogging dose adjustable insulin pump Some insulin pumps clogging alarm is a fixed amount, if it is 8U, the amount that can not be played into the accumulation of 8U before the alarm clogging, the normal amount of people is no problem, a meal before a large dose is not played out the alarm. But for honeymooners, they may only use 8U a day, so if it is a fixed dose alarm, it will appear that the whole day actually did not hit the drug but also did not alarm the situation. At this point, it is necessary to adjust the blocked tube dose to very small, so that the alarm can be timely, timely treatment, to avoid excessive blood sugar. 6, supplies can be generic insulin pump supplies to be easy to buy, adolescents are often type 1 diabetics, can not be separated from insulin, so try not to choose a special supplies or special battery pump, there will be a break in the situation will be very troublesome.