Table 1.
Pump options and features.
| Pump | Insulin reservoir capacity (units) | Minimal basal rate increments (U/h) | Minimal bolus dose increments (units) | Other features |
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| Animas Ping® | 200 | 0.025 | 0.05 | Smallest pump |
| Largest display screen | ||||
| Meter-remote can wirelessly beam blood glucose and deliver insulin within 10 ft | ||||
| CalorieKing database on meter | ||||
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| Deltec Cozmo® | 300 | 0.05 | 0.05 | Integrated Freestyle meter |
| Enhanced Meal Maker® | ||||
| Basal rates by day of week | ||||
| Replacement of basal rate after disconnecting pump | ||||
| Production stopped 25 March 2009 – users transitioning to different pumps | ||||
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| Roche-Disetronic Accu-Chek® Spirit | 315 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Reversible display |
| Menu display customization option | ||||
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| Medtronic Paradigm® REAL-Time Revel 523/723 | 180 or 300 | 0.025 | 0.025 | Only available pump with real-time CGMS on the market |
| Optional remote control for bolus dosing | ||||
| CareLink Personal Therapy Management Tool | ||||
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| Insulet Omnipod® | 200 | 0.05 | 0.05 | No tubing |
| 1000 common foods in PDA | ||||
| Freestyle Meter in PDA component | ||||
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| Nipro Amigo® | 300 | 0.05 | 0.05 | No software to download |
| Propriety infusion set connections | ||||
CGMS: Continuous glucose monitoring system; PDA: Personal digital assistant.