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CONTINUOUS SUBCUTANEOUS INSULIN INFUSION [1 record]

Record 1 2022-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Routes of Administration (Pharmacology)
  • Endocrine System and Metabolism
CONT

This technology, continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) (often now just called "insulin pump therapy"), uses a portable electromechanical pump to help mimic nondiabetic insulin delivery, infusing short-acting insulin into the subcutaneous tissue at preselected rates essentially a slow basal rate throughout the 24 h with patient-activated boosts at mealtimes ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Voies d'administration (Pharmacologie)
  • Systèmes endocrinien et métabolique
CONT

Le traitement par pompe à insuline est une forme d'insulinothérapie intensive qui ne nécessite pas de multiples injections d'insuline. Un appareil à piles de la taille d'un téléavertisseur, appelé pompe à insuline, est porté sur soi en tout temps et libère continuellement de l'insuline à action rapide.

Spanish

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