Pumping Insulin: Everything You Need to Know to Use an Insulin Pump Successfully [Paperback]

John E. Walsh (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Torrey Pines Pr; 2nd edition (1994)
• ISBN-10: 1884804772
• ISBN-13: 978-1884804779
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,789,055 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reference for all pump users., July 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Pumping Insulin: Everything You Need to Know to Use an Insulin Pump Successfully (Paperback)

This is an excellent reference for all pump users. It should be given to all new pumpers! Many questions are answered that my pump trainer neglected. It is a bit technical, and takes quite some time to read through. It seems to have one big flaw: it needs to be updated to include information on Humalog (lispro) insulin and Soft-serter infusion set info.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Invaluable Guide for all Pumpers, January 23, 2000

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This review is from: Pumping Insulin: Everything You Need to Know to Use an Insulin Pump Successfully (Paperback)

The book is amazingly frank and candid about how to control your disease with a pump YOURSELF. There is a lot of information you never will hear from your diabetes educators, because (1) they don't know it or (2) they are afraid of letting the patient take too much control.

The ultimate truth is that a patient can never obtain excellent results with a pump (or any other routine) unless s/he has all information available and is empowered to use it. This book makes that possible.

The only negative is it needs updating for Humalog insulin. This shouldn't be a huge undertaking and I would encourage the authors to do it. (I'll buy the book again if they will!)

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wait for the next edition though...., April 29, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Pumping Insulin: Everything You Need to Know to Use an Insulin Pump Successfully (Paperback)

It's the "how to" manual for getting your sugars in control,even with the curveballs of exercise and highly variable diets... New edition... will have sections on pregnancy, and children pumping, as well as humalog. (This version is based on regular insulin).