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Insulins and tapes for pumps

Insulin, Tapes and Dressings

Novolog, Humalog, and Apidra are all approved for pump use. Because it was the first rapid insulin available, many pumpers started out on Humalog and continue to use it successfully in their pumps, although some problems with Humalog stability have been noted.

Tapes, skin preparations, and transparent dressings can greatly aid safe pump operation.

To prepare the skin, IV Prep, Hibiclens and betadine swabs all work well to kill bacteria present on the skin. Skin Prep can also be used for better adhesion.

Micropore, Durapore, and Transpore 1" tapes by 3M provide good adhesive qualities for setting a safety loop. Micropore is a paper tape and comes in white and a low allergy brown. Durapore and Transpore are plastic tapes.

To provide a sterile dressings, a bio-occlusive dressing is preferred. They allow sweating but keep bacteria from passing through to the skin. IV 3000 by Smith and Nephew or J&J's Bio-occlusive Material are great for blocking bugs. Other tapes which are not bio-occlusive but which have good adhesion are Tegaderm HP by 3M, and Polyskin by Kendall.

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