Insulin Pump Therapy

8.3 Starting insulin pump therapy

Learning Check

1. To fully program an insulin pump, it can take many months of testing your glucose often and keeping food records. But after that:

A. You’ll never need to change the pump settings again.

B. You’ll never need to do extra glucose tests at night and between meals again.

C. You’ll never need to skip meals or snacks or follow a meal plan again.

D. You’ll sometimes need to change the pump settings, do extra glucose tests, skip meals or snacks, and follow a meal plan.

Correct! Even after you’ve fully programmed the pump, there will still be times when you’ll need to change the pump settings, do extra glucose tests, skip meals or snacks, and follow a meal plan.

The correct answer is D.Even after you’ve fully programmed the pump, there will still be times when you’ll need to change the pump settings, do extra glucose tests, skip meals or snacks, and follow a meal plan.

Current as of: June 24, 2021

Author: Diabetes, Obesity, and Nutrition Strategic Clinical Network, Alberta Health Services

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