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. 2010 Jan;4(1):98–103. doi: 10.1177/193229681000400112

Table 1.

Mean Units of Insulin Delivered by Mode, Pump Model, and Direction

Delivery mode/pump Mean units delivered (min, max)
Pumping direction
Downward Level Upward
1.0 U Basal Delivery for 1 h
  Cosmo 1.11 (1.0, 1.3) 0.96 (0.9, 1.0) 0.75 (0.6, 0.9)
  MiniMed 515 1.23 (1.0, 1.4) 0.93 (0.7, 1.2) 0.81 (0.7, 1.0)
  MiniMed 512 1.10 (0.7, 1.3) 0.97 (0.6, 1.1) 0.83 (0.5, 1.0)
  OmniPod 1.01 (0.9, 1.3) 0.98 (0.8, 1.1) 0.99 (0.7, 1.2)
1.5 U Basal Delivery for 1 h
  Cosmo 1.63 (1.5, 1.8) 1.42 (1.3, 1.6) 1.30 (1.1, 1.4)
  MiniMed 515 1.76 (1.6, 1.9) 1.51 (1.4, 1.6) 1.31 (1.1, 1.4)
  MiniMed 512 1.63 (1.4, 2.0) 1.54 (1.2, 2.4) 1.33 (0.9, 1.6)
  OmniPod 1.52 (1.3, 1.6) 1.44 (1.3, 1.6) 1.54 (1.4, 1.8)
1.0 U Bolus
  Cosmo 1.01 (1.0, 1.1) 0.98 (0.9, 1.1) 0.94 (0.8, 1.0)
  MiniMed 515 1.04 (0.8, 1.2) 0.92 (0.6, 1.3) 0.78 (0.5, 0.9)
  MiniMed 512 1.01 (0.9, 1.1) 1.01 (0.9, 1.3) 0.84 (0.4, 1.0)
  OmniPod 0.94 (0.8, 1.1) 0.99 (0.9, 1.1) 0.98 (0.9, 1.2)
5.0 U Bolus
  Cosmo 5.10 (5.0, 6.0) 4.99 (4.9, 5.1) 4.89 (4.7, 5.1)
  MiniMed 515 5.04 (4.9, 5.2) 4.82 (4.5, 5.1) 4.76 (4.5, 5.0)
  MiniMed 512 5.13 (5.0, 5.6) 4.97 (4.8, 5.1) 4.98 (4.6, 5.3)
  OmniPod 4.96 (4.9, 5.1) 5.03 (4.9, 5.3) 4.97 (4.9, 5.1)