Modern insulin pumps are complex, multifaceted devices that continue to advance and evolve. A pump—particulary with integrated continuous glucose monitoring—is a powerful tool when prescribed to appropriate and motivated individuals, and can help people achieve their best possible level of glycemic control.
This comprehensive, fully updated edition guides practitioners through all aspects of initiating and maintaining effective pump therapy. Topics include:
Pump therapy advantages and disadvantages
Pump, infusion set, insulin options, and selection
Pump candidate basics
Getting the patient ready
Pump start-up
Pump therapy management
Case studies and guidelines
Chapter 8: Forms and Resources
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Published:2024
"Forms and Resources", Putting Your Patients on the Pump, Nicholas B. Argento, MD, FACE, Karen M. Bolderman, RD, LDN, CDCES
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All pump manufacturers provide pump education/preparation checklists, a pump order form, troubleshooting guides, and follow-up log forms. Some pump companies provide a worksheet to help you calculate initial settings. After the patient is trained by the manufacturer’s certified pump trainer (CPT), the trainer will provide the original or a (digital) copy of the patient’s brand- and model-specific pump training checklist for your patient’s medical record.
The following pump education preparation and follow-up forms, guide-lines, and checklists are examples of what you may find helpful; pump manufacturers have similar or other ones to help you and your patient prepare for and communicate during pump therapy initiation. Many continuous glucose monitor (CGM) systems and blood glucose meters have the capability to download patients’ data directly via website, email, or phone, and patients may be able to supplement data with carbohydrate intake, bolus doses, exercise notes, and so on. The sample forms that follow may be adapted to suit your needs.
