Type 1 Day out at Adventure Park

[Straw362]

I am trying to plan a day out for my daughter over half term to a adventure park . She is 12 & has a Medtronic 780g pump plus cgm sensor. Which she’s been in for 5 months
Any tips or ideas we can do to keep her bloods stable throughout the day & evening .

We tried using the temp target but after a few hours her bloods seem to rise high. So we’ve just gone back to the trusty jelly baby method

Any help would be very much appreciated

Gareth

 

[Deleted member 527103]

I tend to use short term suspensions when I see my blood sugars dropping around 5 mmol/l if I am active.
This means a bit more tweaking than setting a temp basal and leaving it.

I am not sure which adventure park you are planning on going to but you need to be aware if she is going on roller coasters. They have strong magnets which can affect pumps so it is recommended to remove the pump when on one.
I believe it is also possible to jump the queue with a pump. You may need a letter from your diabetes team for that.

 

[Juicyj]

Hi @Straw362

I use a pump too, I tend to keep my levels at 8mmol/l and above with lots of checking, however you can be a bit more on it though with setting a new basal pattern up by duplicating your current one, I would do a 30% reduction on it which gives a bit more leverage whilst active during the day, however once back in the car then adjust back to the original basal setting and prepare for a bit of a rise. Lots of jelly babies/hypo treatments to hand at all times too, it's a tricky one as there's lots of exercise, adrenaline and fast food to contend with but also lots of stops/rests to check BG levels. I go to Alton Towers most years and have been ok there

 

[Straw362]

Hi Juicyj

My daughter only been in pump 5 months , & our training on the pump has been very limited due to covid . I will have to phone the diabetes team to show us how to set a new basal setting , she is on the Medtronic 780g pump , which I think we can have several settings on there . Also another member mentioned taking your pump off while on roller coasters because of the magnets on them , have you heard anything about that ?

Thanks again for the help , you been very useful

Gareth

 

[sleepster]

Also another member mentioned taking your pump off while on roller coasters because of the magnets on them , have you heard anything about that ?

@In Response isn't making it up anything with strong magnets is a bad idea with a pump unless you want to risk it breaking. In your pump user guide it'll mention rollercoasters and removing your pump.