Diabetes (type 1) - insulin pump therapy
The clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of insulin pump therapy
| Guidance type: Technology appraisal |
| Date issued: February 2003 |
We will consult on our review plans for this guidance in February 2006. |
| Reference: TA57 |
SummaryNICE has recommended insulin pump therapy as one option for people with type 1 diabetes provided that:
NICE considers that multiple-dose insulin therapy has failed when someone has been carefully trying to manage their diabetes but hasn’t been able to keep their blood glucose levels within recommended levels without having ‘disabling hypoglycaemia’. This means that they have repeated and unpredictable hypoglycaemic episodes for which they need help from other people, and which make them anxious about the episodes occurring again and significantly spoil their way of life. These recommendations about insulin pump therapy for type 1 diabetes are also valid for children, adolescents, pregnant women and women who are intending to become pregnant. However, pregnant women and women who are intending to become pregnant should only change to insulin pump therapy when under the care of the specialist team (see below). NICE does not recommend insulin pump therapy for people who have type 2 diabetes and need to take insulin. Insulin pump therapy should only be started by a trained specialist team. This team should include a doctor who specialises in insulin pump therapy, a diabetes nurse and a dietitian (someone who can give specialist advice on diet). People starting on insulin pump therapy should be taught how to use the pump and should be able to get help from the team, especially when first starting the treatment. People who have been using insulin pump therapy for some time should have their treatment reviewed by a specialist team. The team might decide to try current pump users with multiple-dose insulin treatment including insulin glargine, a long acting insulin-like medicine. |
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Implementing this guidanceAny further information NICE has produced to help the NHS implement this guideline locally is linked to below:
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