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<blockquote data-quote="iHs" data-source="post: 339218" data-attributes="member: 8799"><p>Hi</p><p></p><p>You remind me of myself when I first started using the Combo... I also had the problems with air bubbles when I tried to remove the vial from the blue vial adaptor thing. It was too tight... so using a pair of sharp scissors, I cut a small 'V' nick in the vial collar to enable me to pull the vial of insulin off the adaptor without any agro. I always use insulin straight from the fridge as its easier to fill syringes, cartridges etc with cold insulin than room temp. Once cartridge is filled (24hrs before you need to put it in pump) I get the cartridge up to body temp and then the warmth of my body enables air bubbles to rise to the top. I then tilt the cartridge slightly diagonal and using my thumb nail I flick the bubble to the centre of the cartridge below the neck (luer bit) and using my thumb nail again, sharp flick to get the bubble in the neck and then screw in the blue plunger and push the bubble up the neck and remove the cap. I also get a piece of tissue paper to catch the insulin with air bubble coming out the top of the luer neck so that it doesnt go down the cartridge.... I then push on another black cartridge adaptor with a new tube already screwed into it. Once that is done... I then get the pump and advance the piston upto the level of insulin in the cartridge and then I'm good to go and let the pump go through its procedure to prime the tube etc......</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, the Combo cartridges are prone to air bubbles and loads of people have different ways of getting rid of them.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=26176&p=240320&hilit=accu+chek+combo+air+bubbles#p240320" target="_blank">viewtopic.php?f=14&t=26176&p=240320&hilit=accu+chek+combo+air+bubbles#p240320</a></p><p></p><p>In tiime probably later this year I think... glass cartridges will be produced already filled with insulin.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="iHs, post: 339218, member: 8799"] Hi You remind me of myself when I first started using the Combo... I also had the problems with air bubbles when I tried to remove the vial from the blue vial adaptor thing. It was too tight... so using a pair of sharp scissors, I cut a small 'V' nick in the vial collar to enable me to pull the vial of insulin off the adaptor without any agro. I always use insulin straight from the fridge as its easier to fill syringes, cartridges etc with cold insulin than room temp. Once cartridge is filled (24hrs before you need to put it in pump) I get the cartridge up to body temp and then the warmth of my body enables air bubbles to rise to the top. I then tilt the cartridge slightly diagonal and using my thumb nail I flick the bubble to the centre of the cartridge below the neck (luer bit) and using my thumb nail again, sharp flick to get the bubble in the neck and then screw in the blue plunger and push the bubble up the neck and remove the cap. I also get a piece of tissue paper to catch the insulin with air bubble coming out the top of the luer neck so that it doesnt go down the cartridge.... I then push on another black cartridge adaptor with a new tube already screwed into it. Once that is done... I then get the pump and advance the piston upto the level of insulin in the cartridge and then I'm good to go and let the pump go through its procedure to prime the tube etc...... Unfortunately, the Combo cartridges are prone to air bubbles and loads of people have different ways of getting rid of them. [url=http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=26176&p=240320&hilit=accu+chek+combo+air+bubbles#p240320]viewtopic.php?f=14&t=26176&p=240320&hilit=accu+chek+combo+air+bubbles#p240320[/url] In tiime probably later this year I think... glass cartridges will be produced already filled with insulin. [/QUOTE]
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