Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
The use of insulin pumps to manage Type 1 diabetes is increasing and more people are starting on a pump sooner after diagnosis, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
Type 1 diabetes is a lifelong autoimmune disease that requires the administration of insulin many times a day for survival. Insulin pumps are small computerised devices that deliver insulin under the skin and are controlled by the user, and are increasingly being used as an alternative to the more traditional method of injecting insulin several times a day.
The report, Insulin pump use in Australia, shows that at 30 June 2011 there were 10,510 insulin pump users in Australia, representing 10% of people with Type 1 diabetes. The report shows almost 50% of all insulin pump users were under 25 years old and over 60% were female.
http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/53383
Type 1 diabetes is a lifelong autoimmune disease that requires the administration of insulin many times a day for survival. Insulin pumps are small computerised devices that deliver insulin under the skin and are controlled by the user, and are increasingly being used as an alternative to the more traditional method of injecting insulin several times a day.
The report, Insulin pump use in Australia, shows that at 30 June 2011 there were 10,510 insulin pump users in Australia, representing 10% of people with Type 1 diabetes. The report shows almost 50% of all insulin pump users were under 25 years old and over 60% were female.
http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/53383