Another option that might be discussed with the health care provider is an insulin pump.

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Kamen is the inventor of the Segway personal transporter, an insulin pump, and many other breakthroughs.

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Today, in lieu of injecting with a needle or pen, some patients carry an insulin pump loaded with the shorter-acting insulin.

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Radcliffe, a diabetic who is connected to an insulin pump and glucose monitor at all times, demonstrated how a malicious third party could transmit wireless commands to remotely disable his insulin pump.

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Dean Kamen, an entrepreneur from New Hampshire who invented the first insulin pump, caused a media sensation in 2002 by predicting that the Segway would have an impact on society similar to that of the personal computer.

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The Barry family in Denver wants TSA agents trained so everyone with a medical device or condition can make it through security checkpoints safely, said Sandra Barry, whose daughter's insulin pump was replaced after its ill-fated trip through Salt Lake City's airport.

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Insert a foil pack of powdered insulin into a slot, prime the pump with a lever and push a trigger that releases the cloud of insulin into a clear plastic chamber.

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The pump continuously provides a small amount of insulin through a needle in the skin.

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The pump can be programmed to give a specific insulin dose at a prescribed time.

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At one point, she even disconnected her pump, which delivers a continuous dose of insulin, for about three weeks.

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