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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lisaw" data-source="post: 129043" data-attributes="member: 25968">Hello all.  I am new to this forum but have read the threads in this section with interest - it is great to read about other people going through the same things as me.I have been Type1 for 22 years and started on a pump about six weeks ago.  It is going OK, but I have found that after an initial period of really good BS I kind of went back a bit and now I am struggling to get my basal levels correct again.  I am sure I will get there though.The reason I am posting is because I have had a slight accident with my pump and wondered if anyone else had any experience of doing similar.I use the Accu-chek spirit and last week when I was changing the cartridge I got an error E10 - cartridge error.  I have had that before and usually taking the cartridge out and reseating it makes it ok.  This time though, when I was taking out the full cartridge, the bottom part of it got stuck on the piston and so the whole full lot of insulin fell out into the insides of the actual pump.  I cleaned and dried it as best I could, but there were parts I couldn't reach to dry and I could see that there were droplets of insulin inside it.  I have been told that insulin crystalises when it dries so you have to be very careful as it can stop the pump functioning properly.  I rang the accu-chek helpline and they were fairly unhelpful, just saying that it might stop it working yes and the only way to find out was wait and see.Anyway, it worked ok for a couple of days then last night I was in bed when the alarm went off with E4 - occlusion error.  The handbook is a bit vague about this but one of the reasons for this alarm is if the piston is not working correctly.  I tested at this point and was 14.4 so I changed cartridge and infusion set fully and took a correction bolus.  Two hours later I tested again and was 17.6.  I took another correction bolus and again two hours later I was still 15.4.  Eventually, after about 15 units of correction insulin, I got down to 5.4 but it was after about 10 hours and I can't see how that can be right?  An hour before the occlusion error I was 7.4 so it wasn't like it had not been working and I had been running high for ages.I am panicking now that my pump is broken and I guess my question is, has anyone else experienced anything similar and what was the result?  It would happen on the bank holiday of course.  I will ring my DSN tomorrow and will test loads in the meantime.</blockquote>

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