Types of Insulin Pump
What is the Best Insulin Pump?
There are many types of insulin pump. What is the best insulin pump? What are the top manufactures? Let's take a look.
Compared with glucose meters, your choices of an insulin pump are fairly limited. However, that doesn't mean you don't have plenty to think about when deciding what pump is right for you. The pump size, Bolus delivery method, alarms, memory, software options, etc., are all similar but different enough to require a closer look.
You can even get some of them in unique and different colors!
Insulin Pump Manufactures
There are only six major insulin pump manufacturers. There used to be seven, but Smiths Medical MD discontinued its popular Deltec Cozmo insulin pump in March 2009. Smiths is exiting the pump market entirely. The six main remaining manufacturers and their current insulin pump offerings are:
Disetronic Medical Systems (Roche Diagnostics) - Accu-Check Spirit
- Comes with 180 day back up pump
- Small and Light Weight (similar to a pager)
- Up to 480 basal doses a day
- Largest Insulin Cartridge Capacity in industry (315 units)
- Works with Accu Chek Compass software
- Coordinates with Accu Chek Blood Glucose Meters
Sooil Development - DANA Diabecare IIS
- Over 50,000 patients worldwide
- Icon Driven Interface (great for visually impaired)
- Display provides instructions in over 15 Languages! (Including English, Spanish, French, Chinese, etc.)
- Cost is 25 to 35 percent less than competitors
Medtronic Diabetes - MiniMed Paradigm 522/722
- Integrates REAL TIME glucose monitoring. Only pump on market providing this (optional equipment)
- Unprecedented historical data
- Real time monitoring allows better glucose control, particularly over nocturnal and post prandial hypoglycemia, those experiencing the dawn phenomenon, and pregnant women.
- Pediatric Model available for children between 7 and 12 years old.
- Integrates with CareLink Personal Software
- Partnership with OneTouch Ultra Link glucose meter can provide wireless communication of glucose test results
Nipro Diabetes Systems - Nipro Amigo
- Easy to Ready Display (large words and icons)
- Large insulin Cartridge (300 units)
- Diabetes Educators on staff 24/7 to answer questions
Insulet Corporation - OmniPod Insulin Management System
- Tubing free system. Separate Pod (injects insulin) and Wireless Monitor (communicates with POD)
- Monitor can be placed anywhere on body (not just belt)
- Water tight System (Wear in pool, shower, ocean, etc.)
Animas Corporation (Johnson & Johnson) - OneTouch Ping
- Smallest basal dose available
- Waterproof (up to 12 feet of water)
- Color Display Screen
- Wireless communication with OneTouch Ping glucose meter
- Continuous Glucose monitoring available from partnership with DEXCOM.
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