Léčba inzulinovou pumpou aneb každodenní život rodiny Novákovy – Štechová Kateřina (2013)

The book for patients focuses on insulin pump therapy with an emphasis on practical aspects. Individual problems or their solutions are demonstrated to readers through the example of the fictional Novák family, where both the father and daughter are treated for type 1 diabetes with an insulin pump. After each chapter, a summary of the most important findings from that chapter follows. The book is designed so that the reader is introduced to all the problems and advantages that daily use of an insulin pump brings in an entertaining and didactic manner. The introduction covers diabetes as such, its forms, how it develops, and how it manifests. The second part of the introduction is dedicated to treatment options for diabetes and the indications for starting insulin pump therapy. After that, the focus is entirely on truly practical aspects, such as the application of infusion sets, care for the injection site, pump settings, and the selection of individual forms of bolus and basal doses considering various types of meals or physical activity. Furthermore, situations such as infections or other illnesses, traveling with an insulin pump, etc., are discussed. No age categories are overlooked in the book, and the specifics of this therapy are addressed with regard to...