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This section contains information specifically for healthcare professionals that have an interest in Diabetes. To access this area you must be registered on this site and be logged in.

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Under 18?

This section is for under 18's and contains a great interactive tool to help you and your family learn more about diabetes.

Managing Diabetes

- The interactive web tool for children and families. It may be helpful to look at this section with your parents at first.

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Insulin Pump Therapy

An insulin pump is an alternative treatment method for people with diabetes who are being treated with intensive insulin therapy using a syringe or a pen and regularly measure their blood glucose. An insulin pump replaces the injections. It is worn externally on the body, e.g., on a belt.

Approximately 250,000 people worldwide are currently being treated with an insulin pump. Get more information on the following pages about the basics of pump therapy, as well as read about how Accu-Chek pumps function.

A device worn by a person with diabetes to deliver insulin under the skin 24 hours a day.

Benefits of Pump Therapy

How about more freedom...

With the Accu-Chek® Spirit insulin pump system, you can eat what you want when you want, without a lot of food/insulin “juggling.” Of course some foods always need to be in moderation e.g. Alcohol, high fat or high salt foods. Speak with your healthcare professional for dietary advice.

Better health management...

The precise insulin doses that you can achieve with a pump can assist with reducing fluctuations in blood glucose readings, better HbA1c readings, and a reduced risk of major health issues like stroke, kidney disease, heart attacks and eye damage.1,2 Even a 1% improvement in your HbA1c score greatly reduces your risk of diabetes complications.3

And a life more like one without diabetes.

People with diabetes on insulin injections are a bit like Boy Scouts. They always have to be prepared. And while wearing the Accu-Chek Spirit insulin pump system doesn’t mean you can throw out your emergency kit, pump therapy can help keep you prepared without the inconvenience of injections. Instead of having to stop what you’re doing to take an injection, the Accu-Chek Spirit insulin pump helps automate your insulin therapy.

1 Diabetes Control and Complications Trial Research Group. The effect of intensive treatment of diabetes on the development and progression of long-term complications in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. New Engl J Med. 1993;329:977-986.
2 Diabetes Control and Complications Trial/Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications Study Research Group. Intensive diabetes treatment and cardiovascular disease in patients with type 1 diabetes. New Engl J Med. 2005;353:2634-2653.
3 Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Diabetes Fact Sheet, 2003. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/Diabetes/pubs/pdf/ndfs_2005.pdf. Accessed January 22, 2008.

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Accu-Chek ComboThe New Accu-Chek Combo

Imagine Complete Diabetes Management that Fits in the Palm of Your Hand. A state-of-the-art system that partners a “smart” blood glucose meter with a reliable insulin pump to bring you a new level of freedom and flexibility.
Are you ready to pump?

Adults and children alike are realizing the benefits of insulin pump therapy. Use this interactive tool to discover what pump therapy can do for you.

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 The Accu-Chek Support Kitchen Corner

Hungry to learn more about food and nutrition that’s just right for you? We have loads of great recipes, meal planning options to suit your needs and your everyday eating plan. Ask our “Expert”!

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