What are the precautions in the use of insulin pump?

Diabetic patients need to use insulin pump to regulate blood sugar instability. Many people don't know what to pay attention to when using insulin pump. Let me tell you something about it.

1. First, both cold and hot conditions will make people consume too much glucose, and too much energy will be used to sweat or generate heat to maintain body temperature. Therefore, in this case, it may be necessary to reduce the insulin demand appropriately. If the momentum of physical activity increases again than usual, it is even more necessary to reduce the basal rate or extra amount and monitor blood sugar to determine whether it is necessary to adjust the insulin dose.

2. Second, in hot summer, you sweat a lot and your skin is wet. The adhesive tape for fixing the catheter needle is easy to loosen and fall off, and then the needle will leave the skin. Therefore, you should always observe and check the fixation of the tape to avoid the situation that insulin is not input into the human body after the needle is pulled out. When going out in hot weather, it is best to wrap a layer of polyethylene and aluminum foil outside the insulin pump to isolate hot spot conduction, and then cover it with clothes.

3. Third, the cold weather poses little threat to the pump healer, because the pump can be worn close to the body and covered with cotton-padded clothes. However, when you feel very cold and the outdoor temperature reaches MINUS 10 degrees, you must avoid leaving the pump in such cold air to avoid insulin freezing failure, but the function of the pump itself will not be affected.

Matters needing attention

You must pay attention to different precautions when using insulin pump in different seasons, so you must know what precautions to take when using insulin pump, so as not to affect your health.