This is the MiniMed pump, an unobstrusive gadget that isn't an iPod nor a pager. It's an insulin pump. Small and lighweight the MiniMed Paradigm 522/722 comes in clear, blue, smoke and purple. You can even choose a skin to personalize your unit. The devices hold a maximum capacity of 176 - 300 units which meets the needs of most people who take up to 50 units a day.
An Italian study found that diabetics using insulin pumps such as these had 70% less therapy-related dissatisfaction that those patients that used multiple injection therapies.
The MiniMed pump, and other like it, are finally giving diabetics the privacy, a little bit of style and choice that they deserve.
For more specifics on the device check out their webpage MiniMed Paradigm
[Source: BusinessWeek]
Uh, I wear and use the Paradigm insulin pump and am confident in saying that now one under the age of 80 would confuse it with an iPod.
James. http://www.futuregringo.com
Posted by: james | November 18, 2007 1:41 PM | Permalink to Comment