Diabetic Medicine
Diabetic Medicine
5 years ago

REPOSE: repositioning insulin pump therapy in Type 1 diabetes

N. S. Oliver
In 2008, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) technology appraisal of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII, insulin pump therapy) for people with Type 1 diabetes was published [1]. Implementation of this enables children under the age of 12 years to access CSII, and consideration of CSII for adults and children over 12 years with challenging hypo- or hyperglycaemia. In Scotland, the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) guidance for management of diabetes states that CSII therapy should be considered for people unable to achieve their glycaemic targets, for those who experience recurring episodes of severe hypoglycaemia, and in infants and very young children with very low basal insulin requirements, for whom even small doses of basal insulin analogue may result in hypoglycaemia [2]. In both documents, CSII should be provided in a specialist centre and is an adjunct to structured education. Since these guidelines were implemented insulin pump uptake in England has increased with 11.7% of people with Type 1 diabetes attending participating specialist services treated with an insulin pump in 2015 [3] and this number expected to rise over time. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Publisher URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/resolve/doi

DOI: 10.1111/dme.13449

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