Diabetes technology is varied, and in this instance insulin pumps. And in many ways this can end up confusing people. For example I see a lot of comments online by people saying things like “I was told we can’t use Fiasp in pumps.” Unfortunately that’s not true. Well, to be more precise: It Depends! Multiple …
With the feedback loops in closed-loop insulin pump systems, reducing the latency of any part of the system can speed things up and make it more responsive. The relatively slow onset of current insulins (which I recently heard referred to as NovoSlug and HumaLag) is probably the biggest hurdle we have at the moment regarding …
Recently it was time to change my pump reservoir, and I realised I’d set a new personal record. The insulin had been in my Accu-Chek Combo pump for 8.5 days! The reservoir in my pump can hold 3.15 ml of insulin. Currently I usually fill it with between 300-305U of Humalog from a pen cartridge. …
We’re getting well into Summer here in Australia, and the question of how to keep our insulin safe in the heat keeps coming up. All the manufacturers will tell us are the storage requirements listed in the official drug approvals. Legally they would find it hard to recommend anything outside that without first going through …
In April there was big news as Sanofi’s long-acting Toujeo U300 insulin was added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and thus became accessible to many people. It had received TGA approval some time beforehand and was available under private prescription, but the cost was significant. But at the time I failed to mention another new …
For a change I’m not going to write here about the latest insulin pumps, CGMs, and closed-loop systems. This is about insulin pens, and possible compatibility between some models that the manufacturers won’t tell you about. Before I started using an insulin pump, I used injection pens for both my short-acting (“bolus”) insulin and my …