Dropping an unexpected dose of insulin would be much more dangerous than simply disabling the pump.
Disabling the pump would result in an increasing level of blood glucose over a fairly long period of time (likely a day or two). I would be very surprised if a 'victim' didn't notice the issue with their pump long before there were any detectable side effects.
Dumping an unexpected shot of insulin into the victim's system would crash their blood glucose over a fairly short period of time (an hour or two). One of the first side effects of hypoglycemia is confusion, which would reduce their chances of noticing something is wrong.
Long story short: I wouldn't worry about "DoS'sing" the pump, but I would worry about triggering extra insulin "dosings".
My experience with insulin pumps is limited to dealing with patients who are having some sort of blood glucose related emergency (as an EMT).
Disabling the pump would result in an increasing level of blood glucose over a fairly long period of time (likely a day or two). I would be very surprised if a 'victim' didn't notice the issue with their pump long before there were any detectable side effects.
Dumping an unexpected shot of insulin into the victim's system would crash their blood glucose over a fairly short period of time (an hour or two). One of the first side effects of hypoglycemia is confusion, which would reduce their chances of noticing something is wrong.
Long story short: I wouldn't worry about "DoS'sing" the pump, but I would worry about triggering extra insulin "dosings".
My experience with insulin pumps is limited to dealing with patients who are having some sort of blood glucose related emergency (as an EMT).