FDA: Teen insulin pumps risky - CNN.com
I don't know if I should be mad or just happy at the press the pump is getting here..
But a couple of comments on the following:
"The federal review of use by young people over a decade found 13 deaths and more than 1,500 injuries connected with the pumps. At times, the devices malfunctioned,
but other times, teens were careless or took risks, the study authors wrote."
Focus on the bolded part...
"Some teens didn't know how to use the pumps correctly, dropped them or didn't take good care of them. There were two possible suicide attempts by teens who gave themselves too much insulin, according to the analysis."
A pump is not a bad thing overall just because some people don't know how to use it. No matter what technology exists, there will always be people who don't know how to use it properly, from DVD players, iPods, cars, ladders, etc.....
