I spent the first years of my diagnosis isolated in shame. I wore an insulin pump under my clothing. The bulky device clipped into my bra and was tethered to the injection site by a long ...

Insulin pump therapy, also known as continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII), is an important and evolving form of insulin delivery, which is mainly used for people with type 1 diabetes.

Katie Sullivan, DNP, FNP-C, is publicizing her own challenge with updating an insulin pump as part of an effort to bring an end to the biannual seasonal clock changes in the United States.

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Insulet has launched the Omnipod 5 automated insulin delivery app for iPhone in the US. The app obviates the need for ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced a Class 1 recall for Medtronic MiniMed 600- and 700-series insulin pumps because of an increased risk of shorter battery life that could ...

Opens in a new tab or window A shorter-than-expected battery life prompted a voluntary recall of certain insulin pumps from Medtronic's MiniMed 600 and 700 series, the FDA detailed on Thursday.

“Notably, glucose values vary over a narrow range (from approximately 2 to 20-30 mM [36 mg/dL to 360-540 mg/dL] in people with diabetes), so a rather steep change in insulin bioactivity must be ...

The rising popularity of the continuous glucose monitor, which is not the same as an insulin pump, has been a huge advance in type 1 diabetes treatment, according to David Maahs, M.D., M.A., Ph.D., ...

Some diabetes patients this year have had trouble finding their preferred insulin brands as major drug manufacturers reported shortages of the medicine. USA TODAY set out to find out what patients ...