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- Type of diabetes
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Hey everyone,
I'm still relatively new to pump therapy as of October 15th, absolutely loving it- but fine tuning my control is still a work in progress.
I've already got my A1c down to 6.8% from around 8–10% in blood tests prior to therapy. The main benefit in this short time is the predictability in my basal, I now fall gradually rather than plumment- the security this gives me before going to sleep at night is wonderful.
All this said, I'm still experiencing problems with my bolus and getting nasty spikes- but working on getting my basal rates throughout the day tuned to accomodate my insulin requirements.
However, on topic: Please could someone explain/recommend how to calculate amount to "Fill Cannula" when fitting a new infusion set?
I want to ensure I'm not accidentally dripping a small amount of insulin into myself (trying my hardest to control factors like this to make my patterns as transparent as possible). I think I was recommended 0.3–0.6u originally but wanted to know if there's a more precise way of figuring it out.
I use the Minimed Mio infusion set 60cm tubing and the Medtronic 640g pump.
Also would anyone care to give their opinions on the infusion set that suits them best? In respect to:
Hope you're all having a good evening.
I'm still relatively new to pump therapy as of October 15th, absolutely loving it- but fine tuning my control is still a work in progress.
I've already got my A1c down to 6.8% from around 8–10% in blood tests prior to therapy. The main benefit in this short time is the predictability in my basal, I now fall gradually rather than plumment- the security this gives me before going to sleep at night is wonderful.
All this said, I'm still experiencing problems with my bolus and getting nasty spikes- but working on getting my basal rates throughout the day tuned to accomodate my insulin requirements.
However, on topic: Please could someone explain/recommend how to calculate amount to "Fill Cannula" when fitting a new infusion set?
I want to ensure I'm not accidentally dripping a small amount of insulin into myself (trying my hardest to control factors like this to make my patterns as transparent as possible). I think I was recommended 0.3–0.6u originally but wanted to know if there's a more precise way of figuring it out.
I use the Minimed Mio infusion set 60cm tubing and the Medtronic 640g pump.
Also would anyone care to give their opinions on the infusion set that suits them best? In respect to:
- Tube length
- Needle length (if it's possible to get a shorter cannula than 6mm)
- 90° vs angled sets
Hope you're all having a good evening.