Dosing Algorithms for Insulin Pumps

Advances in insulin pumps and dosing algorithms have improved the regulation of blood glucose concentrations, reduced the frequency of hyperglycemic and hypoglycemic episodes, and improved quality of life for people with diabetes and their families. Whereas nonautomated or standard insulin pumps may work with a smartphone app to provide information to reduce the workload of users, major advances have been made in automated insulin delivery (AID) system pumps that adjust insulin infusion rates via proprietary algorithms in real time based on data from a continuous glucose monitoring sensor that communicates with the AID pump to take over additional tasks. Improvements in these algorithms are reducing the burden on users today, while the next generation of AID systems, with full automation, are under development.