Hi everyone,
I have been Type 1 Diabetic for 25+ years and have been using the Accu-Chek Insight pump for almost 2 years now. Before this I was using pens.
This is my first ever post on a diabetes forum because I am having serious issues when changing my infusion set. I would say that 50% of the cannulas that I use do not allow insulin through and I sometimes have to change the set up to 3 times before I get one that works and starts to lower my BG.
I have done a google search for known issues but can’t find too much info.
Does anyone else find this issue? Am I just doing something really stupid?
I am starting to consider ditching my pump because it is so unreliable and I am getting worried every time that I need to change it. It’s not right that my BG spikes half of the time that I change it because it simply does not do its job.
Any help or tips would be greatly appreciated! Or even just to know that I’m not the only one!
Thanks
Hi Chris,
I have been using the accu-chek combo know for last 4 years and have come upon a few issues with the cannulas.
What you are experiencing sounds like what happened to me when I traveled to Australia.
I had only been there for a day or so when I realised I had forgotten my insertion tool.
I had tried to insert the cannulas manually with some success.
If you look at the cannula when you take it out, is the plastic tube bent?
If so either get a new insertion tool or put your bolus in over a 30 minute period (extended Bolus) and see if that helps.
Do you get occlusion alarms (blockages) this will some times happen if I have a bad (hard) site
You might try asking your DSN for longer length needles. If your using a 6mm long cannula try the 8 or 10 mm versions.
Also I have been told that Roche are not suppling the flex link plus any more and they are know only using the flex link.
I don't really know what the difference is.
If your worried about it being a site issue, try using a completely different area.
I started using the areas on the side of my waist with great success, by the time you get back to the same site your normally a month down the line.
Cheers Rich