The much awaited Insulin Pump guidelines for diabetes patients in India and developing countries is now published. Till date there has been no similar guidelines on this subject and the physicians at large are ignorant, confused or debating on the indications of Insulin Pumps.(Pubmed, Journal Link)
The perspective article published in October in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics Journal (International indexed journal) is a consensus statement of a group of academic diabetologists across India including Dr. Jothydev Kesavadev (Jothydev's Diabetes & Research Center, Trivandrum, Kerala), Dr.Viswanathan Mohan (Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre and Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai, India), Dr.Ashok Kumar Das (JIPMER, Puducherry, India), Dr. Ranjit Unnikrishnan (Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre), Dr.Shashank R. Joshi (Joshi Clinic and Lilavati & Bhatia Hospital, Mumbai, India), Dr.Ambady Ramachandran (Dr.A.Ramachandran's Diabetes Hospitals, Chennai).
The landmark article discusses in detail the merits & demerits of Insulin pump therapy and the criteria to be fulfilled for being an ideal pump candidate. Indian experience of using insulin pumps in type 2 diabetes patients is vividly described along with colour photographs, of patients using insulin pumps customized to the cultural needs. The article emphasizes on the indications and contraindications of using pump therapy. The magnitude of the content caused it to be published online ahead of print edition and has already claimed wide recognition from clinicians as well as diabetes subjects globally.
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