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  • Clinical Takeaway

Pumps and patches in management of diabetes

Expert/s: A/Prof Neale Cohen

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In this episode:

  • Managing T1DM is extremely difficult
  • Patients wearing insulin pumps should be asked if they have a current emergency plan in case the pump breaks down, and fresh supplies of insulin pens
  • Continuous glucose monitoring tips: first fix the lows, help patients understand and identify causes for the highs and ensure the tube is not blocked and is re-sited every three days

 

Host: Dr David Lim, GP and Medical Educator

Total time: 35 mins

Guest: A/Prof Neale Cohen, Endocrinologist

 

Last Updated: 16 Sep, 2021

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Endocrinologist; Director of Clinical Diabetes, the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne

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