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Animas Vibe - pump is not primed
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<blockquote data-quote="ronialive" data-source="post: 921564" data-attributes="member: 53168"><p>Hi Spiker, I have recently had the same problem. I phoned animas and they talked it through with me.</p><p>Apparently the pump vial has a lubricant in it which makes it run smoothly. They asked how much I was moving the plunger before I put it in the pump. I was taught to pump it several times. They said that it should not be done more than twice and once extra with the insulin in it. Not having the lubricant stops it from running smoothly. However if your sugars are so high- I assume that you disconnect and re prime it. You don't need to refill cannula and don't need to prime more than 3 units. then reconnect.</p><p>Mine was much better once I started to move plunger up and down once- then draw up insulin and do it again to remove air bubbles- then this left a spare "plunge" if the bubbles were still there.</p><p>Since then I had a different alarm and everything went blank and they phoned out of the blue after saying it is fine to say don't use it. have another.</p><p>Maybe try this and if not ring them again</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ronialive, post: 921564, member: 53168"] Hi Spiker, I have recently had the same problem. I phoned animas and they talked it through with me. Apparently the pump vial has a lubricant in it which makes it run smoothly. They asked how much I was moving the plunger before I put it in the pump. I was taught to pump it several times. They said that it should not be done more than twice and once extra with the insulin in it. Not having the lubricant stops it from running smoothly. However if your sugars are so high- I assume that you disconnect and re prime it. You don't need to refill cannula and don't need to prime more than 3 units. then reconnect. Mine was much better once I started to move plunger up and down once- then draw up insulin and do it again to remove air bubbles- then this left a spare "plunge" if the bubbles were still there. Since then I had a different alarm and everything went blank and they phoned out of the blue after saying it is fine to say don't use it. have another. Maybe try this and if not ring them again [/QUOTE]
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