The insulin pump is a medical device used for the administration of insulin in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, also known as continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion therapy.
An insulin-delivering device about the size of a deck of cards that can be worn on a belt or kept in a pocket. An insulin pump connects to narrow, flexible plastic tubing that ends with a needle inserted just under the skin.
A device that delivers a continuous supply of insulin into the body.
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Diabetes 365 - Day 269: July 15, 2008 - Alternate Techniques
There are many so-called "alternative techniques" of blindness. Using these techniques, people who are blind or visually impaired can perform almost any task a sighted person can perform, with the exception of legally driving a vehicle. These techniques include things such as using braille or a white cane, or basiacally anything that relies on sound, touch, smell, or taste as an alternative to sight.
I've invented such a technique to use when filling my pump tubing. Because I can't see when insulin is dripping out from the end, I hold it over my hand so that I can feel it. This technique wasn't something I thought of in advance, it was just something I did automatically when I was at the diabetes clinic for my pump start. I am usually bad and do not check the cartridge or tubing for bubbles, mostly because I do not have a CCTV (a piece of equipment that can provide extremely high levels of magnification).
By the way, this picture looks like I have purple, alien skin to me. I took it close to a window with daylight coming in and I think that messed up the colour, but I seem to have very limited photo software so can't change it. :(
Invent a chip: Kreative Schüler ausgezeichnet
Im Bild v.l.n.r.: Die Hauptpreis-Gewinner Felix Boxleitner, Philipp Doblhofer, Georg Zachl und Abdul Kayaaslan.
Siegerprojekt SchulerInnen-Wettbewerb „Invent a Chip“ 2010/2011: Schulerteam der HTL Steyr (3 und 4. Klasse)
Projekt: Enhanced Integrated Power Off Timer,
Beschreibung :Gerate, die im Standby-Betrieb sind, werden nach einer Warnung und einem Time-Out automatisch abgeschaltet. Uber ein Display kann das Verhalten eingestellt werden.
Fotoquelle: Peter Hautzinger/APA