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I encountered this last Sunday whilst on Night shift though I didn't at the time realise it could have been a heat Problem.
I am very new to pump therapy so when I see my BG rise to 15.7 I merely thought I had miss calculated a microwave meal I had taken to work. But when my BG didn't respond to a correction I thought of other things and re primed the infusion set.
Keytones where perfect but I still got high readings after breakfast so I changed my infusion set and canular.
Later that afternoon after a 2 hr drive to visit our daughters I checked my to be horrified with a massive 20! Now I did consider that it could be damaged Insulin but as I am new to pump therapy I spoke to my Diabetes nurse with whom I explained what I had done, and yes she said it sounds like the Insulin being the problem.
I did a complete change and used insulin from a new vial and discarded the drop I had left in the other one. Perfect, back on track.
I have never in the 26 years being on insulin had insulin degrade on me and I have to say that I have spent hours on end working in and from my van with Insulin pens. I have insulated them as best as I can and have tried to create a breeze running through my van not only to keep my insulin in good order but also both myself and my dog cool as possible.
My working situation has changed and I am undercover for the most part but I suspect that it was the heat that killed off my Insulin.
As this is a first for me I'm just wondering if Insulin in pumps are more susceptible to the heat bearing in mind that we are wearing them continuously?
Incidentally I get 3 fills from a vial with a drop left over and the degraded insulin was the 3rd fill, and 1 reservoir lasts me 2.5 days.
Your thoughts, ideas and experiences are most welcome.
Regards
Martin
I am very new to pump therapy so when I see my BG rise to 15.7 I merely thought I had miss calculated a microwave meal I had taken to work. But when my BG didn't respond to a correction I thought of other things and re primed the infusion set.
Keytones where perfect but I still got high readings after breakfast so I changed my infusion set and canular.
Later that afternoon after a 2 hr drive to visit our daughters I checked my to be horrified with a massive 20! Now I did consider that it could be damaged Insulin but as I am new to pump therapy I spoke to my Diabetes nurse with whom I explained what I had done, and yes she said it sounds like the Insulin being the problem.
I did a complete change and used insulin from a new vial and discarded the drop I had left in the other one. Perfect, back on track.
I have never in the 26 years being on insulin had insulin degrade on me and I have to say that I have spent hours on end working in and from my van with Insulin pens. I have insulated them as best as I can and have tried to create a breeze running through my van not only to keep my insulin in good order but also both myself and my dog cool as possible.
My working situation has changed and I am undercover for the most part but I suspect that it was the heat that killed off my Insulin.
As this is a first for me I'm just wondering if Insulin in pumps are more susceptible to the heat bearing in mind that we are wearing them continuously?
Incidentally I get 3 fills from a vial with a drop left over and the degraded insulin was the 3rd fill, and 1 reservoir lasts me 2.5 days.
Your thoughts, ideas and experiences are most welcome.
Regards
Martin