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Corrected via pump im down to 24.3 now need new insulin pen why do things always go wrong for me im never prepared! i guess this is karma
No clue at all! I think i have bloated myself with the amount of water i have drank though! Im feeling better now...slightly and im not that tired no normal than i usually do at 22:30 ha!Phew!
Glad they're on the way down - have you worked out what went wrong?
At least it's a reminder to get a new pen - always good to have spares of everything.
Corrected via pump im down to 24.3 now need new insulin pen why do things always go wrong for me im never prepared! i guess this is karma
Okay, sorry im going to see how i go because ive had dka many times before and i dont even feel close to how i have felt beforeNicola you can use a disposable syringe to give yrself an injection. With bg levels as high as yours, you should abandon the pump and always use pen or syringe to get levels lower and give a bit more than the correction factor. There could be a few reasons for the high bg but unless you know what that reason is, its silly to jeopardise yr health by dossing about with a pump and risk DKA and going into hospital
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No clue at all! I think i have bloated myself with the amount of water i have drank though! Im feeling better now...slightly and im not that tired no normal than i usually do at 22:30 ha!
As for my cannulas 8mm d-link!
I will go a&e though if i am high again tomorrow! I really dont want to go there though because i just get moaned at as it is all my fault even by my dad
Monday i will be going to the doctors or making an appointment atleast so that i can get ketostiks and a new pen!!xx
I think the air bubble thing was my problem the other day but my pump detects them! Today, i just dont know i have been floating around the ten and twelve mark and then 31.1 just tested again and its now 18.6 and im feeling hungry!Perhaps a small air bubble blocking supply? Hot weather can cause bubbles to occasionally form in the tube between pump and insertion site.
Any reaction - lumps, bumps etc at the insertion site?
Talk it over with the doctor Monday - see if they can help advise.
Just to re-iterate others' advice - if you have any doubts or concerns - or if you begin to feel unwell, get yourself straight to A&E and be blowed to what dad says!
Ohhh i never knew about all of them :O thank you for telling me though but whenever i disconnect i always prime!! Thank you btw!With accuchek pumps there are a couple things not explained fully.
Within 24 hours you will get airbubbles in your cartridge...you need to prime these out, especially if your pump is loose in bed as it is flat. The insulin that you put in to cartridge is best to be at room temperature when you load the cartridge.. Even if you load it from the vial and leave it for a few hours before changing the cartridge over.
When you connect your tube and cannula together that again can somehow get airbubbles in the connector, so when priming gently tap the actual connectors when together and insulin is going through them, you will be amazed at just how many airbubbles can come through when these two conectors are joined together.
I am assuming that when you have a bath and shower and if you disconnect your pump that you are looking at your tube from the pump and repriming it before reconnecting it. The insulin in the tube will "suck" backwards and the tube needs to be primed to get rid of the suck back air...
Finally, check that the lueur lock is done up tight every day.... As if this has worked itself slightly lose then the insulin will be slightly seeping out.
When tou go above 12 you must consider that your correction bolus's by pump need to be more than what it recommends.. At least a third for me...
Glad your levels are coming down.
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I think the air bubble thing was my problem the other day but my pump detects them! Today, i just dont know i have been floating around the ten and twelve mark and then 31.1 just tested again and its now 18.6 and im feeling hungry!
My doctors are useless with my diabetes they literally have no clue, they get all panicky when my blood is 8-9 thinking it is way too high! Yet thats an achievement for me!!
TBR??? Sorry im still kinda new to pumping im not going to sleep yet though because now im worried of hypoing! :/ and yes thats a bonus...no work! And i do try thank you xxHave you put the pump up on a TBR? I would do this for 2 hrs and keep testing bg levels to see how the bg is going. Hopefully by 2am yr bg will be low enough for you to go to bed but try to get up again about 4.30am to bg test again just to make sure that you dont need to correct again or need to eat a couple of jellybabies if you are going a bit low. Good job its the weekend coming up so that you wont have to work........ look after yourself xx
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Doctors no longer open saturdays and yea they do have a helpline!Looks like it's working now then.
Can you pick up a new pen tomorrow? It would be useful to have one on hand - just until you're happy the pump is doing it's job properly.
Lol, sorry your docs aren't too helpful. You could always phone through to the pump manufacturer (I'm guessing there's a helpline) explain what's happened and see if they can offer some guidance.