Advantages of Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion

CSII enables users to lead a flexible and spontaneous lifestyle in terms of meal times and physical exercise. It:

• Enhances the flexibility to adjust the insulin dose according to food intake
• Uses only short-acting insulin analogues. As a result, it can better mimic physiological insulin secretion and ensure continuous insulin availability throughout the day (24 hours)
• Enables users to programme and vary the basal insulin rate in accordance with varying requirements over 24 hours, thus reducing fluctuating blood glucose levels and hypoglycaemic episodes
• Enables users to increase the basal rate during the second half of the night, thus overcoming the dawn phenomenon and preventing high blood glucose values in the morning, without having to endure hypoglycaemia during the night
• Insulin pump therapy can result in improved metabolic control in correctly selected patients, without increased frequency of severe hypoglycaemia that is characteristic of intensive therapy by injection