Advocacy packs
Insulin pump therapy - What is it and how do I get one?
Diabetes UK Advocacy pack
Since the release of the first NICE guidance on insulin pump therapy in 2003, interest in insulin pumps and the better health that they can offer to motivated people with insulin-requiring diabetes has expanded in the UK. In the past five years, the number of pump users in the UK has grown from about 2,000 to almost 7,000 in 2008, and the numbers continue to increase each year.
Our advocacy pack gives brief answers to five common questions about insulin pump therapy:
- What is an insulin pump and what does it do?
- How can an insulin pump improve life with insulin-treated diabetes?
- Who is most likely to benefit from using a pump?
- Is insulin pump therapy available within the NHS?
- How do you obtain a pump?
Download our Advocacy pack to find out what you can do.