Some diabetic patients use insulin pumps during their treatment, so they need to know something about insulin pumps. So what is an insulin pump? What kind of patients are suitable for insulin pump? What is an insulin pump? An insulin pump is a computer-powered device that contains insulin and consists of three components: the pump container for insulin, which is the reservoir, a small battery-operated pump, and a computer chip, which is used by the user to accurately control the dose of insulin released by the pump. All of this is encapsulated in a plastic case the size of a pager. The insulin in the pump is connected to a small needle through a thin soft plastic tube, and the small needle is inserted under the skin to infuse a small dose of insulin (basal amount) into the patient’s body 24 hours a day, and a large dose of insulin (large dose before meals) when eating, so that the blood sugar in the body is constantly in a normal state and does not fluctuate sharply up and down. Therefore, it is like a simple “artificial pancreas”, also called “continuous subcutaneous insulin injection”. What kind of patients are suitable for insulin pump? 1. Indications for short-term insulin pump therapy ① Patients with type 1 diabetes and patients with type 2 diabetes requiring long-term insulin intensive therapy during hospitalization; ② Patients with newly diagnosed or diagnosed type 2 diabetes requiring short-term insulin intensive therapy; ③ Patients with type 2 diabetes with stress; ④ Gestational diabetes, combined pregnancy with diabetes, and pre-pregnancy preparation for patients with diabetes; ⑤ Perioperative glucose control for patients with diabetes. Control. 2. Indications for long-term insulin pump therapy Those who need long-term insulin therapy can take insulin pump therapy, and the following groups of people will benefit more from using insulin pump: ① Patients with type 1 diabetes; ② Patients with type 2 diabetes who need long-term insulin therapy, especially: those who have large fluctuations in blood glucose and whose blood glucose cannot be controlled smoothly despite the use of multiple subcutaneous insulin injections; those whose overall blood glucose control is poor due to serious dawn phenomenon; those who have frequent hypoglycemia. Those who have frequent hypoglycemia, especially nocturnal hypoglycemia, unperceived hypoglycemia and severe hypoglycemia; those who have irregular work and rest schedule and cannot take meals on time; those who do not want to accept multiple daily insulin injections and require better quality of life; those who have gastroparesis or have a long feeding time. ③ Other types of diabetes requiring long-term insulin replacement therapy (e.g., post-pancreatectomy, etc.). 3. People who are not suitable for insulin pump therapy and contraindications ① diabetic patients who do not need insulin therapy; ② acute stage of diabetic ketoacidosis, acute stage of hyperosmolar coma; ③ hyperglycemic patients with severe circulatory disorders; ④ diabetic patients who are allergic to subcutaneous infusion tubes or adhesive tape; ⑤ patients who do not want to have long-term subcutaneous infusion tubes or wear pumps for a long time and psychologically do not accept insulin pump therapy; ⑥ patients and their (6) Patients and their family members who lack relevant knowledge and cannot grasp the use correctly even after receiving training; (7) Diabetic patients with serious psychological disorders or mental abnormalities; (8) Young or elderly diabetic patients who cannot take care of themselves and have no guardians.