Blood glucose monitoring
To use insulin pump therapy safely, increased blood glucose monitoring and blood ketone monitoring is necessary, and the NICE guidance (2015a; 2015b) recognises this as being between 7–10 blood glucose tests daily, with increased use at times of illness or other circumstances. Hence, GP teams need to be aware of the prescription requirements of people using insulin pumps and the need to ensure enough blood glucose testing strips and blood ketone testing strips are avail- able.This is a crucial requirement for safety when using insulin pump therapy.