Imagine a scenario where your pump breaks or malfunctions. The pump company will be sending a replacement within the next 24 hours, but what do you do in the meantime?
Do you have a backup plan? And equally as important… do you know how to use your backup plan? Below are general backup plan guidelines. Please discuss with your clinician before implementation. First, you will need to take long acting insulin.
Generally, the amount of long acting insulin required will be similar to your insulin pump’s 24 hour total basal. This can be found in your pump’s personal profiles of insulin settings.
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