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<blockquote data-quote="Fryertown2012" data-source="post: 606763" data-attributes="member: 42433"><p>Thanks for your comments and advice all. I don't have a problem when I'm changing the cartridge - I seem to have that bit sorted. It's only when disconnecting for a shower or swimming that I have the issue where a air bubble appears in the cannula tubing which is still attached to me so I cant just prime it out. It's just so frustrating as I am so careful and when a bubble appears the only way to get rid of it seems to be to change the cannula & put a new one on or to allow the air bubble just to go into me & potentially miss some insulin.</p><p></p><p>I spoke to Accu Chek & they said you only need to use the cap when swimming not when having a shower, so that's what I have been doing now but the bubbles are still appearing!!!! Accu Chek said when a bubble appears you have to change the cannula but as I shower just before bed this is not ideal as you are not meant to change just before bed. It just seems so strange that this has started happening & as I am a very anxious person due to other medical conditions this is really causing me stress!</p><p></p><p>Any further thoughts would be much appreciated...</p><p></p><p>Thanks again!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fryertown2012, post: 606763, member: 42433"] Thanks for your comments and advice all. I don't have a problem when I'm changing the cartridge - I seem to have that bit sorted. It's only when disconnecting for a shower or swimming that I have the issue where a air bubble appears in the cannula tubing which is still attached to me so I cant just prime it out. It's just so frustrating as I am so careful and when a bubble appears the only way to get rid of it seems to be to change the cannula & put a new one on or to allow the air bubble just to go into me & potentially miss some insulin. I spoke to Accu Chek & they said you only need to use the cap when swimming not when having a shower, so that's what I have been doing now but the bubbles are still appearing!!!! Accu Chek said when a bubble appears you have to change the cannula but as I shower just before bed this is not ideal as you are not meant to change just before bed. It just seems so strange that this has started happening & as I am a very anxious person due to other medical conditions this is really causing me stress! Any further thoughts would be much appreciated... Thanks again! [/QUOTE]
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