Pump Service and Repair

What is included | How to care | Service and repair

What is included in the insulin pump

• The pump.
• The battery.
• A pump reservoir, cartridge, or syringe for injecting insulin into the device.
• Catheter and cannula (infusion system).
• Device for introducing an infusion system.
• Insulin (ultrashort and short-acting insulin).
• Cap for the infusion system.
• The control device.

Where and how do we care for the pump, do i need to remove it

• The pump can be attached to clothes, a belt, put in a pocket, a patch pump attached to the skin.
• You may need to think about your look, your clothes, to conveniently place the pump.
• Other people may be curious about the device.
• Some pumps can also be worn in the water. But if your pump is not waterproof, then it must be removed during a shower or swimming.
• During sleep, the pump can be attached to your pajamas or laid under a pillow.
• If you are sick and cannot eat, the basal administration of insulin should still continue.

Pump service and repair

• You need to know what the various alarms in the pump mean.
• You must understand what to do in case of an alarm.
• You should be able to check your pump for a malfunction.
• If the pump breaks, you need to check your blood glucose level, immediately call the representative of the manufacturer to find out from your doctor what doses you need to administer insulin with a syringe pen or syringe.
• If you wet the pump, it is likely to malfunction, check your blood glucose level, call your doctor, switch to insulin injections using a syringe pen or syringe.
• Do not attempt to repair the device yourself.