Mattel’s new Barbie, which has type 1 diabetes, comes with a continuous glucose monitor and an insulin pump. It was created ...

Most people in the UK who have a pump have it funded by the NHS. If you have an insulin pump on the NHS , you may need to cover some of the costs which may include insurance, accessories and, in the ...

Insulin pumps come in a variety of forms. Tethered and patch pumps are the options currently available on the NHS or to buy privately. At the moment, a new breed of extra intelligent insulin pumps ...

The NHS is now assessing which patients will benefit the most from the artificial pancreas, drawing from a pool of nearly 300,000 individuals, who are suffering from type 1 diabetes in the UK. The ...

The company states that this pump is currently used in over 130 NHS clinics, with over 1,900 patients using the device in the UK. The device could be an alternative to other insulin pumps provided by ...

An insulin pump with an integrated continuous glucose sensor can maintain lower hemoglobin A1c levels than multiple daily injection therapy, diabetologists announced in Vienna.

NICE has agreed with NHS England that all children and young people, women who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy, and those people who already have an insulin pump will be first to be offered a ...

Widower calls on health boards to ban insulin pump over fears it killed husband Paul McNairney, 39, died after the Omnipod delivered four days’ worth of insulin in less than an hour, according ...

“Patients in NHS Lothian are not getting access to this equipment, when they would be if they lived in another health board. Insulin pumps prevent diabetes health complications in the future ...

The system uses a glucose sensor under the skin to automatically calculate how much insulin is delivered via a pump. Health assessors said it was the best way of controlling diabetes, barring a cure.