With diabetes among children and teenagers on the rise, a study has suggested that the use of insulin pumps could help them regulate blood sugar better and result in fewer complications in comparison to insulin injections. Type 1 diabetes is a lifelong condition that develops when the pancreas produces little or no insulin, a hormone needed to allow blood sugar to enter cells and produce energy. People with the condition usually have to test their own blood sugar level throughout the day and inject insulin to manage it; otherwise, they risk complications like heart disease and kidney damage.
Researchers examined data on 14,460 diabetes patients under 20-years-old who used insulin pumps and another 16,460 patients who injected insulin. With pumps, patients were less likely to develop dangerously low blood sugar or a life-threatening accumulation of acids in the blood that happens when…
