Pros and Cons of Insulin Pumps

Contents:

• Medical Video: Patient Education: Insulin Pumps
  
• Disadvantages of using an insulin pump
  
• Benefits of using an insulin pump
  

Medical Video: Patient Education: Insulin Pumps

An insulin pump is one way that is used to give insulin as part of the treatment of diabetes. The insulin pump has advantages and disadvantages in its application. The magnitude of the benefits and the likelihood of the risk must be your reference in choosing this method.

Disadvantages of using an insulin pump

• Risk of skin infections in the catheter area
• Gain weight
• You may feel disturbed because you have to attach to the pump at all times
• You may need to be hospitalized or be in an outpatient center all day to be trained
• Risk of being affected diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) due to pump damage or absorption problems
• Costs: the price of the pump is expensive, not to mention the additional medical expenses
• Check blood glucose levels at least 4 times a day
• Other people will immediately know that you have diabetes

Benefits of using an insulin pump

• Increasing lifestyle flexibility, you will be more free to determine when and what to eat
• Increase A1C
• You don't need to manually inject insulin into the body
• More accurate insulin intake
• Proper insulin intake as needed
• Tighter blood sugar control, while preventing the risk of low blood sugar
• Suppress the risk of developing acute hypoglycemia
• Suppress the possibility of the occurrence of unexpected effects due to medium or even long-term insulin treatment
• Prevent fluctuations in blood sugar levels