What is an insulin pump?
n insulin pump is a small device designed to continuously deliver insulin to the body and can be used in place of insulin injections. They provide an alternative way of giving insulin for people living with insulin-treated diabetes, particularly those with type 1. Pumps vary in size but are smaller than a mobile phone, and are worn outside the body, on your belt or waistband, in your pocket or in a pouch underneath your clothes. The pump delivers insulin through a very narrow flexible tube which is attached to a small cannula inserted under
