These guidelines are designed to support the in-patient care of people with type 1 diabetes managed on CSII therapy. 

They were developed by a multi-disciplinary group of health care professionals and a patient on behalf of the Diabetes Technology Network and the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists. 

It has been further reviewed by national diabetes societies. It conforms to other national guidelines for diabetes / pregnancy care.

A group of clinicians with expertise in continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) from across the UK have been meeting regularly to discuss and share their best practice. We have summarised the outcomes of these discussions in the published Best Practice Guides below. 

We extremely grateful to Parth Narendran and Ali Karamat and team for developing the guide for those hospitalised on CSII and also to Peter Hammond and team for the development of the CSII clinical guide for adult services.

These educational modules on Connected Pens feature the perspectives of Dr Emma Wilmot and Dr Pratik Choudhary. The series covers clinical scenarios and needs and choices as they relate to connected pens.

These educational modules on diabetes tech in pregnancy feature the perspectives of a range of healthcare professionals. The series covers relevant topics, such as Starting CGM in pregnancy, Top tips for using CGM sensors in pregnancy and Using CGM in late pregnancy and planning for delivery.

These educational modules on Self Monitoring Blood Glucose (SMBG) feature the perspectives of a range of healthcare professionals. The series covers a range of relevant topics, including Adjusting Bolus Insulin on Multiple Daily Injections (SMBG), Basics of SMBG in Multiple Daily Injections and Making the most of SMBG data.

These educational modules on Pumps (CSII) feature the perspectives of a range of healthcare professionals. The series covers a range of relevant topics, including Insulin Pump Therapy Choices, Starting Up, Reading Downloads and Insulin Pump Therapy In Pregnancy.

These educational modules on Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) feature the perspectives of Dr Emma Wilmot, Dr Alistair Lumb and Dr Pratik Choudhary. The series covers setting started with CGM, CGM and exercise and hypoglycaemia and CGM.

These educational modules on Flash Glucose Monitoring feature the perspectives of healthcare professionals and people living with diabetes. The series gives an introduction to Flash Glucose Monitoring and covers a range of relevant topics, including Interpreting Daily Traces, Hypoglycaemia and Glycaemic Variability.

*Please note that while much of the information is still valid, these videos were recorded when the FSL1 was released in the UK and so do not refer to the possibility of alarm or rt-CGM functionality.*

Our experts share their personal views and opinions on the wide range of pumps available to help you to understand the factors that should be considered when selecting a pump.