Expect problems with insulin pumps
22nd May 2014
Problems with insulin pumps are common and users should have action plans in place to help them avoid hospitalisation, diabetes experts from NSW have shown.

A review of more than 400 children using Medtronic insulin pumps found that one in ten had an adverse event over a four-month period, with a third of these children requiring hospitalisation due to the pump problems.
Pump malfunction and infusion site/set failures were the most common problems, and user