Marko Miettinen’s scientific contributions

Insulin pump therapy utilizes continuous infusion for the basic supply of insulin. As compared with multiple daily injections, pump therapy enables a clearly more precise targeting of the insulin therapy with respect to both time and quantity. This is important for insulin-sensitive patients such as small children, adults susceptible to hypoglycemia, or diabetics, whose blood glucose level exhibits a clear-cut elevation in the small hours (the dawn phenomenon). Also a diabetic with a high HbA1c and a good motivation for treatment may significantly benefit from the pump. Insulin pump therapy requires commitment to good self-monitoring from the diabetic patient.