Exercise, Pumps & Continuous Monitors Diabetes Exercise & Sports Assoc. Colorado Springs June 29, 2007 John Walsh, P.A., C.D.E. North County Endocrine 700 West El Norte.

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Exercise, Pumps & Continuous Monitors
Diabetes Exercise & Sports Assoc.
Colorado Springs
June 29, 2007
John Walsh, P.A., C.D.E.
North County Endocrine
700 West El Norte Pkwy
Escondido, CA 92126
(760) 743-1431
The Diabetes Mall
www diabetesnet.com
(619) 497-0900
[email protected]
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Highlights
Phys Ed
ExCarbs
Pump Settings
DIA and BOB
Continuous Monitors
Future Devices
Wrap Up
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Polar Heart Monitor
Devices like the Polar Heart
Monitor provide invaluable
information about cardiac
function during exercise
Optimum cardiac function
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Glucose Monitor
Devices like BG meters and
continuous monitors provide
invaluable information about
energy flow during exercise
BGs for optimum energy flow
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Insulin Pump
Once BG data is available,
precise insulin adjustments
can be made with a pump
to optimize fuel flow during
exercise
BGs for Optimum energy flow
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Your Insulin Controls Access To Fuel
When INSULIN is LOW
• More stored glucose and fat is released into blood, but
• Less glucose enters muscle cells from blood
Entry to cells
Glucose release
Fat release
Result:
BG
Tiredness, lack of energy
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Your Insulin Controls Access To Fuel
When INSULIN is High
• Less stored glucose and fat is released into blood, but
• More glucose enters muscle cells from blood
Entry to cells
Glucose release
Fat release
Result:
BG
Tiredness, lack of energy
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Your Insulin Controls Access To Fuel
When INSULIN is Optimum
• Right amounts of stored glucose and fat are released
• And glucose entry into muscle cells is appropriate
Entry to cells
Glucose release
Fat release
Result:
BG
Energy and performance
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When Your Insulin Levels Need To Change
The LONGER you exercise,
The MORE INTENSE you
exercise, and
The LESS TRAINED you are,
The MORE you need to lower your insulin
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What’s The Right Starting Glucose For Exercise?
The glucose you have at the time
Beyond that
< 70
glucose, Gatorade, or other fast carbs
70-100 carbs
> 100
? Powerbar
> 180
? insulin
> 300
Insulin, check ketones
Some competitive and anaerobic sports may require
insulin, no matter the starting glucose
BOB plusBG trend from cont monitor gives critical info
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Fuel Type Shifts As Intensity Rises
(work, HR, or intensity)
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Intensity Affects Fuel Preference
Glucose Portion
As intensity rises, so
too does the
percentage of
glucose required for
exercise
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Muscle Glycogen As Glucose Shock-Absorber
More muscle glycogen
(training) means:
• Larger glucose stores can
minimize a fall in BG during
exercise
• After large meals, more
glucose is absorbed to minimize
rise in BG
During exercise, stored glucose is removed from blood and glycogen.
After exercise, glucose stores must be rebuilt by removal of glucose from
the blood over several hours.
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ExCarbs
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How Many Calories You Need Is Known
The number of calories you
burn during exercise was
determined decades ago.
To get calories, you only need
to know:
• Your weight
• Type of exercise and intensity,
such as running at 8 mph
• How long you will exercise
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Exercise Calories Can Be Converted To ExCarbs
To determine ExCarbs, how many
carbs you need for exercise, you
need to know:
• What percentage of your calories
come from carbs
(more intense = higher carb %)
• And that your insulin level is
appropriate
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Are Your Basals And Boluses Appropriate?
Is your A1c between 6% and 7%?
Is your meter average between
120 and 150?
Do you have frequent lows?
Does your BG go below 50?
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Once Known, ExCarbs Can Be:
• Eaten as carbs
• Used to lower a high BG *
• Used to lower boluses or basal
rates *
* If your carb and correction
factors are accurate
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ExCarbs – The Carbs You Need For Exercise
Carla weighs 150 lbs. and
will need 68 grams of carb
for her 1 hour run at 5 mph
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ExCarbs Conversions
Carla’s 68 grams of ExCarbs:
• can be eaten as free carbs
• can be converted into insulin
to reduce carb boluses or
basal rates
68 gr / 14 gr per u (Carla’s carb factor) = 4.9 units
• or used to lower a high blood sugar
1 u for each 65 mg/dl above 100 mg/dl (Carla’s corr factor)
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Translate Intensity & Duration Into Extra
Carbs Or Bolus Or Basal Reduction
Carla’s run after breakfast was
between moderate – so she
lowered her breakfast bolus by
30%, ate an extra 12 grams of
free carb before her run and 26
grams afterward
Table 23.9 translates exercises with different intensity and duration
into combinations of likely carb intakes and bolus or basal reductions
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ExFactors
Enter into pump:
1. Exercise intensity (1-7 scale)
2. Exercise duration (15-480
min)
3. Current level of fitness for that
activity (1-5 scale)
Given this info, pump can calculate
carb intake and insulin reduction
you need for this activity, while
accounting for any BOB
Future Pump Feature
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Bolus Reduction
Reduce bolus before short,
planned exercise and during
any long exercise
Ideal for exercise lasting less than
60 to 90 minutes and which takes
place shortly after a meal
For premeal exercise, consider some extra carbs with
a bolus reduction in the meal that follows
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Temporary Basal Reduction
Short, large basal reductions can be used right before
short activities
• 80% reduction for 30 min
• or 60% for 1 hr
basal
Smaller reductions for exercise lasting longer than 90 min
• Max reduction usually 50%
• Reduce basal an hour or so
before activity starts
basal
After long exercises, glucose may fall for 12 to 36 hrs
• Temp basal reduction may be needed AFTER activity
• More glucose needed during this time to rebuild glycogen stores
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Disconnect Bolus
Disconnect for up to 2 hours for
sports, sauna, etc.
User estimates time off pump
Pump offers to give up to 50%
of missed basal as disconnect
bolus
Alarm reminds user to re-connect at set time
On reconnecting, pump determines basal missed and
offers to supply the missing basal amount
Current Feature
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Pump Settings
For Improved Control
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When Major Control Problems Occur,
Adjust Your TDD
1. Raise your TDD:
• With a high A1c or a high
average BG on your meter
TDD too low
or too high?
2. Lower your TDD
• For frequent lows
• If both highs AND lows occur
– which comes first?
3. Keep basals and carb boluses balanced as you
adjust your TDD
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Adjust The TDD For A High Avg. BG or A1c
Example: someone with a TDD of 35 units and few lows.
A1c = 9%, so more insulin is needed: about 3.2 units.
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Basal Tips
• 50% Rule: basals usually make
up 40 to 65% of an accurate TDD
• Basal rates will be similar through the day, such as
between 0.45 and 0.7, or between 1.0 and 1.4
• Adjust basal rate in small steps – 0.05 to 0.1 u/hr
• Change basals 3 to 8 hours before need arises
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Check Your Carb Boluses
Does your carb factor
work for large carb
meals (over 80
grams)?
Are you counting carbs
accurately?
Do you bolus at least 20
min before meals with
a normal glucose?
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Most Carbs Much Faster Than “Rapid” Insulin
One hour after a meal, half of a meal’s
glucose rise has occurred, but 80% of
rapid insulin activity remains
Time over which most meals affect the BG
% bolus activity remaining
Take Home:
Bolus 15 to 30 minutes before meals
Use extended and boluses sparingly.
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From Pumping Insulin
Timing Is Everything
Figure shows rapid insulin
injected 0 min, 30 min,
and 60 minutes before a
meal
Normal glucose and insulin
profiles are shown in the
shaded areas
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Therapy Effectiveness Scorecard
Screen 1 :
Average BG
BG tests per day
BG standard deviation
Screen 2:
Carbs per day
TDD
• % of TDD as correction boluses
• % of TDD as carb boluses
• of TDD as basal rates
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Exposure And Variability
One day’s BG results with usual meals and insulin.
The DCCT proved that exposure to high blood glucose was
damaging. New emphasis is on glucose variability.
400
380
360
Variability
340
320
SD from PC
300
or Swing =
or meter
glucose (mg/dl)
280
260
Exposure or Average =
240
220
A1c or avg. BG from meter
200
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 9:00 PM
10:00
PM
11:00 PM
12:00
AM
1:00 AM 2:00 AM 3:00 AM 4:00 AM 5:00 AM 6:00 AM 7:00 AM 8:00 AM 9:00 AM
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10:00
AM
11:00
AM
12:00
PM
1:00 PM 2:00 PM
Therapy Scorecard Screen 1
14 Day Average:
BG
146 mg/dl
Tests
3.5/day
Std Dev 53 mg/dl
Overall control
Adequate testing
BG variability – aim for
less than half of avg BG
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Therapy Scorecard Screen 2
14 Day Average:
Carbs
TDD
Meal
Corr
Basal
206 g
48.58 u
38.07%
4.95%
56.98%
Boluses taken? Low carb?
Guides therapy – A1c, lows, etc
Carb bolus %
Corrections less than 8% of TDD?
Is basal at least 40-45% of TDD?
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Check Correction Bolus % Regularly
 When correction boluses make up over 8% of TDD
 Raise your basal rates or carb boluses
 Or stop skipping carb boluses
 Move half of the excess units above 8% into basal
rates or carb boluses, whichever is smaller, or into
both if basals and carb boluses are balanced
Note: Paradigm pumps give correction bolus % as a % of total
bolus dose, not the TDD. Do not use this percentage here!
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Example: Correction Boluses Over 8%
10 Day Average:
Carbs
TDD
Meal
Corr
Basal
175 g
54.1 u
36%
21%
43%
Over 8%
Move 1/3 to 1/2 of the overage to basals or carb boluses:
21% of 54.1 = 11.3 units, 8% of 54.1 = 4.3 units
11.3 u - 4.3 u = 7 units excess
1/3 to 1/2 of 7 u = 2.3 to 3.5 u to be added to basal rates or
carb boluses
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Weekly Schedule
The user’s basal profile changes automatically for specific
days of the week
Different basal patterns and missed meal bolus alerts for
each day of the week
No need to remember to change basal patterns or alerts
Great for regular exercise, college classes, shift work, and
other routine variations in schedule
Current Feature
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Duration Of Insulin Action (DIA)
Or how long boluses lower the blood sugar
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Duration Of Insulin Action
Glucose-lowering Activity
Accurate boluses require an accurate duration of insulin action.
0
2 hrs
4 hrs
Current Feature
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6 hrs
Why The DIA Gets Shorted
Pumpers and clinicians often set the DIA too short
because:
• Recommended boluses do not bring high BGs down
(ie, basal rates or carb bolus are too low)
• Shortening the DIA seems easier or safer than raising
basal rates or lowering the carb factor.
• The default DIA may be too short and never gets reset
• A low basal rate is hiding true bolus activity
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A Short DIA Can Cause Problems
A short DIA hides the true BOB and its glucoselowering activity.
Hiding bolus activity makes boluses
excessive and may cause basal
rates to be lowered inappropriately
Set your DIA to your insulin’s action time.
Do not modify the DIA based on control problems.
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Recommended DIA Times
Linear
Curvilinear
Set DIA to 4 hrs
or more to
calculate BOB
and bolus
doses
accurately
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From Pumping Insulin, 4thHealthcare
ed., adapted
fom- Mudaliar
et al: Diabetes Care, 22: 1501, 1999
Bolus On Board (BOB)
The glucose-lowering activity that remains
from recent boluses
An accurate BOB calculation
• Prevents insulin stacking
• Improves bolus accuracy
• Reveals current carb or insulin deficit
Your BOB can be determined only after a BG has
been entered into pump!
aka: insulin on board, active insulin, unused insulin*
* Introduced as Unused
Insulin in 1st ed of Pumping Insulin (1989)
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Blind Bolusing Also Hides BOB
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
89.8
57.7
67.5% blind boluses
% of Boluses with BG or Carb Inputs
Only 32.5% of 204,005
boluses from over 500
Cozmo pumps used across
the US were accompanied
by a BG value.
2/3 of boluses are given
without a BG test
32.5
14.2
With BG or
carb
With carb
With BG
Only 1 of every 7 boluses had
both carbs and a BG
With BG and
carb
Data in preparation for publication
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BOB Prevents Insulin Stacking
With a bedtime BG of 173,
is there an insulin deficit or a carb deficit?
Insulin stacking is common
for anyone who gives
frequent boluses!
Correction
Dessert
Bedtime BG
= 173 mg/dl
Dinner
6 pm
8 pm
10 pm
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12 am
Hypo Manager
For each BG, pump can show
whether an insulin or a carb deficit exists
1
2
BG = 173 mg/dl (9.6 mmol)
Bolus on board = 0.4 u
Correction bolus: 1.2 u
Insulin deficit = - 0.8 u
BG = 173 mg/dl (9.6 mmol)
Bolus on board = 4.6 u
Correction bolus: 1.2 u
Insulin excess = 3.4 u
Give 0.8 u now? Y or N
You may need: 37 grams of
carb later to prevent a low BG
Only after a BG has been entered can a pump determine whether
carbs or insulin are needed
Helps prevent & treat hypoglycemia and avoid over-treatment
Current Feature
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Warning: Most Pumps Do Not Subtract
BOB From Carb Boluses
Excess BOB is
subtracted from
3.0U correction bolus,
45 gr but NOT carb bolus
160
3.0U
3u
1.0U
+1u
3.0U
–3u
- = 1 u bolus
Whenever BOB is greater than correction need, recommended
boluses may be excessive for Paradigm, Omnipod, Animas (for BG
above target), and Cozmo (if defaults are not changed)
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Recommended Boluses Differ Between Pumps
Bolus recommendations from different pump for various
BGs when BOB = 3.0 u and 30 grams of carb will be eaten
units
Carb factor = 1u / 10 gr
Corr. Factor = 1 u / 40
mg/dl (2.2 mmol)
over 100 mg/dl (5.6
mmol)
Target BG = 100 mg/dl
TDD = ~50 u
4
3
2
1
0
60
90
120
Deltec Cozmo
150
180
Animas 1250
210
240
BG in
mg/dl
Medtronic 522
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Continuous Monitors
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Old Tools
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Continuous Monitoring
Benefits
• Lots more info
• Alarms to
prevent
lows & highs
• Security in
knowing
where the BG is and
where it is going
• Trends shown by graph,
arrows, or predictors
Limitations
• Less accuracy
• Data gaps
• Minimal insurance
coverage in U.S.
• Occ. cell phone,
microwave, other
interference
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Continuus Monitor Components
1. Sensor through the skin
2. Radio transmitter on sensor
3. Display unit/controller
• BG readings every 1-5 min
• Trend graphs for 1, 3, 9, 24
hrs showing where BG has
been and is going
• Trend arrows
• High and low alarms
4. Software to download &
analyze data
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Dexcom STS
• FDA approved 3/27/06 for 18 and
older
• Readings every 5 min.
• 3-14 days of readings per sensor
• One high, two low alerts
• $475 + $60 for each 7 day sensor
• Transmitter: ~$250 every 6 mos
Transmitter ~0.8 x 1.5”
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Medtronic Paradigm RT
• FDA approved: 4/13/06, now for 7 and
older
• One high and one low alert, trend arrow
• Readings every 5 min.
• $1340 + $35 for each 3 day sensor
• Transmitter: ~$900 every 6 mos
Transmitter ~1.1 x 1.4”
No closed loop
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Freestyle Navigator
• FDA approval expected soon
• Good accuracy below 100 mg/dl
• Calibration requires 10 hrs, then 1-2
times per day for 1st two days
• Readings every 1-2 minutes with trend
arrow (4 clicks to trend graphic)
• 5 day use
• High and low glucose alarms
• Rate of change alarm
• May be used in Deltec Cozmo and
Insulet Omnipod pumps
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Investigational
by U.S. Law to Investigational Use
TRU Directional Trend Arrows
Glucose rising quickly
> 2 (mg/dL)/min
Glucose going up
1 to 2 (mg/dL)/min
Fairly stable glucose
-1 to 1 (mg/dL)/min
Glucose going down
-1 to -2 (mg/dL)/min
Glucose falling quickly
< -2 (mg/dL)/min
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Trend Arrows May Have Little Value
No trend arrow means glucose change is less than 60 mg/dl (3.3 mmol)
up or down from the current reading.
1 hr later
159 mg/dl
(8.8 mmol)
Now
Large changes can
occur in the BG
with no trend arrow
100 mg/dl
(5.6 mmol)
41 mg/dl
(2.3 mmol)
With a BG of 300 at bedtime and a level trend arrow,
the breakfast reading could be 0 or 750 mg/dl!
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Trend arrows
reassure
a user!
Line Graphs Provide Better Trend Info
Shortest Trend
1 Hr – Dexcom
2 Hr – Navigator
3 Hr – Paradigm
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
2 4p
6
8p 10 12a
Longest Trend
9 Hr – Dexcom
24 Hr – Navigator &
Paradigm
Target Zone – all
Event Icons – Navigator
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Easier Basal Testing
Overnight basal test
120 mg/dl
10 pm
2 am
8 am
Goal: green line
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Easier Bolus Testing
Correction bolus
Carb bolus
300
200
100
60
6 pm
8 pm
10 pm
6 pm
8 pm
10 pm
Goal: green lines
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Continuous Monitors And Exercise
Great for optimizing control – BGs before, during, and
after exercise can be seen
Greater confidence with variable exercise schedules
Can you wear one with your exercise? ie, water sports,
ability to carry
Out of pocket cost = about a Starbucks a day
Helps prevent night lows or gives early warning after
exercise. At night, place receiver in a glass bowl so it
wakes you *
* Tip courtesy Dr. Bruce Buckingham
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Continuous Monitor Tips
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No Two Points Are Created Equal!
Level of Risk Depends on Trend
100
Going Up
Lower Risk
Glucose (mg/dl)
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
0
50
100
Minutes
150
200
Going Down
Higher Risk
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Going Up: Consider Action!
1 hour
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Did Not Act Early Enough
Or Upper Alert Needs To Be Lowered!
1 hour
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Wait and Watch!
1 hour
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Wedge of Possibilities
260
240
Glucose (mg/dl)
220
200
180
160
140
120
100
0
30
60
90
120
Minutes
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Red lines (wedge)
show
probable
for glucose path
Turnaround Time
An Object in Motion Stays in Motion
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Don’t Stack The Insulin
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Remember The Lag Time
During Periods of Rapid Change
500
195000
450
175000
400
155000
350
135000
300
115000
250
95000
200
75000
150
55000
100
35000
50
15000
0
13:40 13:54 14:08 14:23 14:37 14:52 15:06 15:20 15:35 15:49 16:04 16:18
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Lots To Learn
Breakfast bolus too small
Lunch bolus too small or afternoon
basal too low
Excessive night basal or bedtime
bolus
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Goal: Staying Between The Lines
As readings improve, lower the glucose for the upper alert
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Continuous Monitoring Tips
• Be patient, have realistic expectations
• Don’t panic when your meter and
sensor differ
• Expect some lag time
• Don’t react too quickly and stack your insulin
• Look at trends, not just individual values
• Rapid rises usually mean more insulin is needed
• Validate your readings with a meter
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Future Devices And Pump Features
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Animas Debiotech Micropump
Animas is one of several companies developing very small
insulin pumps from Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems or
MEMS technology.
Made from silicon, can be mass-produced at low cost
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Valeritas H-Patch Pump
Good introduction for Type 2s
to basal/bolus therapy
• Automatic needle insertion
• Single basal available as 20,
30, or 40 units per day
• Button on pump delivers 2U per
push
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Pressure Pumps
Pressure from small solenoid drives precise insulin delivery
Eliminates need for motor and solid reservoir
Insulin can be stored in a bladder to reduce size
Two bladders with independent controls allow dual delivery
Dual pumping for:
• Insulin + symlin
• Insulin + glucagon
• Or a micro pull/push
interstitial glucose monitor
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Temporary Basal Reduction For Excess BOB
A temporary basal reduction offsets excess BOB so it is not necessary to
eat at bedtime.
Future Pump Feature
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Super Bolus For A High GI Meal
Shift Basal To Bolus
Activated
whenever user
eats more than a
selected quantity
of carbs, such as
30 or 40 grams
A Super Bolus shifts part of the next 2-4 hours of basal insulin into an
immediate bolus. Gives a faster insulin effect for high GI and large carb
meals with less risk of a low.
Future Pump Feature
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Super Bolus For A Postmeal High
Shift Basal To Bolus
Enables a faster correction of highs with less risk of a low.
Future Pump Feature
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Automatic Basal/Bolus Testing
A pump could automatically test:
The TDD from
• Average blood sugar, stand. dev., frequency of lows
• % TDD used for corrections
• Basal/bolus balance
Basal rates from
• Daytime when a meal is skipped (accounting for BOB)
• Overnight (accounting for BOB at bedtime)
The carb factor from
• Premeal, 2 hr postmeal peak, normal in 4-5 hrs?
The correction factor from
• High-to-normal in 4-5 hours?
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Current
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Future
Feature
Pattern Analysis
Pattern shows
• Inadequate or missed breakfast
boluses or inadequate day basal
rate
• Correction or carb boluses appear
to be excessive at lunch
• Tests only when low in evenings
Devices
• make sense of patterns in real time
• analyze history accurately
• much faster than MDs and RNs!
Future Pump Feature
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Insulin Lookback
To find out if a low or high reading was caused by basals
or boluses, a pump can compare:
• how much basal
• and how much bolus
• was active during the previous 5 hours
Lows – usually caused by the larger insulin amount
Highs – usually caused by the smaller insulin amount
Future Pump Feature
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Lookbacks
#1
BG = 47 at 1:00 am
5 hr. lookback:
Boluses = 9.2 u
Basal = 4.6 u
#2
BG = 228 at 4:30 pm
5 hr. lookback:
Boluses = 6.5 u
Basal = 2.4 u
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Wrap Up
Pumps and continuous monitors offer
technology improves control
More flexibility and confidence, less
hypoglycemia, less glucose exposure,
less variability, and a healthier life
Data easily analyzed with suggested
improvements that guide user toward improved
control through success
Requires commitment, responsibility and training, but
less work for everyone overall
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Questions & Discussion
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