Recent Content by missiemilla

Unfortunately the Combo was a loan model that has now stopped working, so no use as a back up.

Hi folks, Could anyone use these bits & bobs for an Accu-chek Spirit Combo? 2 x Rapid D Link cannulas 6mm 2 x Rapid D Link transfer sets 70cm 2 x Flexlink infusion sets 8mm/80cm 2 x Easy fill Cartridges 1 LinkAssist insertion device for Flexlink 1 Belt clip I've switched to a Medtronic so...

Hi, nice to meet another who can't just take a few HC tabs and feel ok! From what I've been reading, very fast metabolism might actually be a bonus if you can get a pump for the hydrocortisone. I started a few months ago trying to model a more or less smooth curve based on the usual idea of...

Hi, thanks for the response. Multiwave with nothing up front is the same as an extended bolus, which is what I need to avoid in this case, but yes, I am using the basal to get as close as possible. I currently have an Accu-chek Spirit Combo but I think perhaps a Paradigm Veo might be more...

Yeah I know, thing is I need the bolus to be a spike, not a constant infusion, I just need the spike to happen later. i.e. the opposite way round to the mulltiwave. It's ok, it's never going to be ideal using if for a different hormone. They just don't make purpose built hydrocortisone pumps so...

Thanks, that's pretty much what I thought. Unfortunately the dual wave is kind of the wrong way round for me - I'd need the spike at the end rather than the beginning. Never mind, will just have to do what I can with the basal rate pattern. Still love pumping though!

Hi! This is probably a silly question but is there any insulin pump that allows you to set up a bolus with a time delay? I.e. tell the pump to deliver a standard bolus in one hour's time? I should explain that I use my pump for hydrocortisone rather than insulin so overdose is not a problem...

Oh wow, thank you, that was exactly what I needed to know! Just rang Roche and they're sending me the protective caps now. I'll have to tell the nurse - she was the one who suggested the dressings so guess she had forgotten there are proper caps available. Ahhhh, I can have a bath again now :)

Hi! This is probably a silly newbie question but how do you protect your cannula when you have a bath or swim? And how do you stop the insulin leaking out of the cannula tube? I'm using accu-chek rapid-d link and have tried covering with a waterproof dressing, but found that when I got...