title: Use of insulin pumps for diabetes management.
abstract: Patients are diagnosed with diabetes mellitus in the United States at increasing rates. Nurses must maintain current knowledge of effective diabetes management strategies. An overview of the use of insulin pumps is provided, including the function, criteria for use, advantages, disadvantages, and nursing management considerations.
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Kirsten E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Webb
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring / Q000451:nursing; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D019468:Disease Management; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000451:nursing; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007332:Insulin Infusion Systems / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D018579:Patient Selection
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin