A 31-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes mellitus has a portable battery-operated instrument that delivers a measured amount of insulin through the abdominal wall and delivers doses of insulin according to the body's needs. This instrument is called:

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The instrument described is an insulin pump, which delivers measured amounts of insulin through the abdominal wall and can adjust dosing based on the body's needs. A hypoglycemia pump and hyperglycemia pump are not commonly used terms, and the islets of Langerhans are the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, not a device for delivering insulin.

A 31-Year-Old Woman with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Has a Portable