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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

Despite strong quarterly results, shares sold off at the start of May after the medical device maker guided to weaker-than-expected second-quarter U.S. sales of its Omnipod insulin pump.

From Barron's May 29, 2026

The insulin pump is a small device - around the size of a deck of cards - which supplies a continuous flow of longer-acting insulin through a cannula underneath the skin.

From BBC Dec. 14, 2024

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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