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insulin pump

American  

noun

  1. an external battery-powered device that injects insulin into the body at a programmed rate to control diabetes.


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Children who need access to their phones during the day for medical reasons, such as to control an insulin pump, will instead use Velcro-sealed pouches.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

The insulin pump maker said it initiated a voluntary medical device correction for certain lots of Omnipod 5 Pods after identifying a manufacturing issue.

From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026

Gracie now has a glucose monitor and an insulin pump and is "bossing diabetes", says her dad.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025

The alarm on his insulin pump was still beeping when an investigator from the medical examiner’s office arrived at the Men’s Central Jail following his death last September.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2024

Or take medicine, even if you’re a diabetic and would die without your insulin pump.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

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