Insulin Without Injections

Providing insulin pumps for children, which help establish the right balance between the body's glucose and insulin. Because of their high cost, many families cannot afford them for their children.

Children with diabetes who need pumps to regulate their insulin at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (Riyadh – Jeddah – Madinah).

SAR 1,812,000

• Easing the hardship for children with diabetes and strengthening their motivation to stay on treatment so as to avoid the risks and complications of the disease.
• Easing children's suffering and improving their response to treatment by reducing the daily insulin injections, which grow harder day after day.
• Supporting families of children with diabetes who are in need, by providing costly insulin pumps.
• Reducing or avoiding the weight gain caused by large insulin doses.

• Helping the child patient reduce insulin use by 20% to 30%.
• Each pump costs around SAR 36,240, plus sensors and filters for a full year.
• 86 insulin pumps were provided.