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2. Bolus (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   An intramuscular injection of vaccines allows for a slow release of the antigen to stimulate the body's immune system and to allow time for developing antibodies. Subcutaneous injections are used by heroin addicts (called 'skin popping', referring to the bump formed by the bolus of heroin), to sustain a slow release that staves off withdrawal ...

3. Intensive insulin therapy - Wikipedia

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   The insulin pump is one device used in intensive insulinotherapy. The insulin pump is about the size of a beeper. It can be programmed to send a steady stream of insulin as basal insulin. It contains a reservoir or cartridge holding several days' worth of insulin, the tiny battery-operated pump, and the computer chip that regulates how much ...

4. Untethered regimen - Wikipedia

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   In other cases, the pump user may prefer to take the pump off all together: This is when a combination of a slow-acting insulin and the pump basal rate work well together. The pump can be removed before a preplanned activity (anything from football practice to water skiing to dancing), and the pump user continues with the reduced basal insulin ...

5. Minimed Paradigm - Wikipedia

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   Pump and infusion set (catheter) placement Insulin basal bolus profile. Insulin pumps are drug delivery devices used to treat patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The Minimed Paradigm REAL-Time and Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) system, which received FDA clearance in 2006, uses tubing and a reservoir with rapid-acting insulin.

6. Insulin (medication) - Wikipedia

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   In many people, both a rapid- or short-acting insulin product as well as an intermediate- or long-acting product are used to decrease the amount of injections per day. In some, insulin injections may be combined with other injection therapy such as GLP-1 receptor agonists. Cleansing of the injection site and injection technique are required to ...

7. Insulin pump - Wikipedia

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   Insulin pumps, cartridges, and infusion sets may be far more expensive than syringes used for insulin injection with several insulin pumps costing more than $6,000; necessary supplies can cost over $300. [3] Another disadvantage of insulin pump use is a higher risk of developing diabetic ketoacidosis if the pump malfunctions. [3]