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Hating my new pump

@erasmusbee

Look at the basal rate adjustment guide by Gary Scheiner (it's online so google it)
The reason why you are going hypo is because you should be adjusting by 0.01 or 0.02 units at a time and not 0.10 which is what you are doing. Have a look at your existing basals and do a bit more fine tuning with a lot more bg tests and see from logging the data down in a pump bg diary with carb ratio etc and then you will be able to see where you are going right and where you are going wrong. It takes time and patience in getting the settings okish but it's best not to be too fanatical otherwise having a pump becomes not worth all the hassle.
 
dancer said:
I don't suppose it has anything to do with work days? When I was working, the stress raised my blood sugars quite badly and eventually we realised I had to use higher basals for work days.
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Also, Have you checked that you are not going hypo at any point before the BG rise. I was having problems with my BG raising each night, but CGM data highlighted hypos between 6-10 hours before hand, on almost every occasion, and I narrowed it down to rebounds.
 
Hi I've been a brittle T1 for 38 years. I was really anxious about pumping and had put it off for ages. It turns out that I was right to be anxious as I've had terrible allergic reactions to the pump. However, it's been amazing and I've been hypo free for a month now!

I was told that bubbles can be caused by the insulin being too cold. Are you refrigerating your vial? Also, check that when you fill up your reservoir, it's all upright, then the bubbles should work their way out.

In terms of your readings - are you sure you're carb counting correctly? I've gone back to basics and weigh a lot just to make sure. I'm probably teaching you to suck eggs, but it's worth saying!

Have your team asked you to fast? It's a good way to check if your basal is right. It sounds like you might have a dawn phenomenon, but you can adjust your basal to cope.

I kept ripping out my steel cannulas. The Teflon ones stay in much better. I used Cavalon cream which also helped it stick. Good luck!
 
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