Pumping Insulin: Everything You Need for Success on an Insulin Pump

Pumping Insulin, 5th edition, provides up-to-date information on how to use the smart pump for the best blood glucose management. Clear, logical steps on how to set up a pump, test and adjust it. Simple ways to find TDD, basal rate and carb and correction factors for boluses. Use the bolus calculator to avoid stacking insulin and highs and lows. Carb counting and over 300 carb percentages. New chapter on CGMs and pumps. Updated chapters on pump use specific to children and teens, pregnancy, exercise and type 2's. Over 185 useful tables, figures and examples. How to use software downloads and log books to spot patterns and improve glucose control. New findings on duration of insulin action (DIA) and Bolus on Board (BOB). How to use Symlin and GLP-1 agonists with pumps.

John Walsh, P.A., is a Diabetes Clinical Specialist who has provided clinical care to thousands of people with diabetes for more than 30 years in clinics, private practice, HMOs and universities. He has pumped for 30 years and worn almost every pump available. John is a popular speaker to patients and health professionals and a consultant for medical corporations, as well as a prolific writer. Ruth Roberts, M.A., is a widely read medical writer and editor, and is CEO of Diabetes Services, Inc.