Infusion set & tight clothing

Hi Mushy

I use both sides and all of my bum alot and all my upper legs, but I am now on rapid d sets that are so tiny, nobody would ever notice any difference. I wear leggings, jeans all the time, and when in leggings nobody has ever thought I had a set in and nobody including myself would have a clue where it was. They never catch in any clothing, the only thing I just have to be aware of is the connector which is 10cm away from the cannula.

The other day, my neighbour asked what he should do if he ever found me hypo. I said to him that the first thing he could do was to cut the tube. I then tried to show him the tube from my arm down to my set...he said he would never have guessed where it was. He started to panic when I explained that it could be on any leg, or any cheek of bum, and in the end I said to him, as long as he hoiks up my clothes and finds the tube to cut then that was all that matters. He didn't have a clue that the sets were so very tiny. He's 70+ and a lovely chap and he made some nice remarks that he couldn't wait to hoik the clothing and cut the tubing!!

the thoughts that are going through my mind.....

:lol: at your neighbour!

Mushy, I have this all teh time too...waistbands sitting on top of the infusion set. I have just tried to cluser my clothesa bit...high, I know which trousers and skrts have highish aist, and which have lowinsh waists and try and match them to where my set is. Having said that, I do sometime spend all day with my waistband sitting on top of the set...and it is a a tad unconfortable, but not the end of the world and I have never had a problem control wise because of it.

The only problem with Jeans is that you can cause an occusion with the pressure on the infusion set, done this a couple of times..

Why cut the tube?

Better to say take the tube of the pump at the pump end or better still if he finds you hypo and he's bailing you out, phoning for a paramedic might be a better Idea

I've always told other not to touch my pump leave alone if I'm out of it, then call for a paramedic.. There's no need to turn the pump of during a hypo, just eat fast acting carbs, may be if a TBR if you feel you've got a lot of spare insulin floating about!

The only other instruction anybody is given is ensure that my pump kit case goes to hospital with me..

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cugila
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If somebody needs to remove your pump or cut through your tube, I suspect that you are going to be unable to consume hypogel or luccozade..

I know that if I was unable to deal with my pump I would need a paramedic or somebody to administor a Glucogen Jab to bring me out of my hypo...

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If you hade every tried any of these two methods, you would find that not effective at all, as it takes quite a while to slowly massarge the hypogel into the gums and mouth, can squart even small amounts into the mouth due to the likely hood of choking. So using the 15 min rule sort of goes out of the window... If semi concious then you stand a chance of being bitten at best, seriously hurt at worst!

Saftey of the person adminsitering the treatment is of the uppermost importance, I learnt the painfull way, there is a point of time when due to personally safety best to call for paramedic back-up, which for if I am alone will be quicker than if I had company...

Problem assuming that hypogel will resolve all hypo's, just got to keep massarging it into the gums until they come around is very dangerous assumption... Because how long would you keep it up before finally calling for medical help? 1 hour, 2 hours remember the longer the diabetic is in a hypo the higher the risk of brain damage occuring!

And finually, if you had a hypo that meant you somebody had to bail you out off, they followed your instruction, which I have to add at this point a method that is no longer reccommended due to choke hazzard... Your poor neighbour does as instructed and you decked him causing him some serious harm how would you feel about it? My husband was absolutly mortified that he hurt me, took a long while to come to terms with his actions...

Oh by the way on the few occasions I've had to call a parmedic to treat my husband over the years, it has been esstentrial to do so...

(Sentence deleted) As it took quite a few medical people to bring him out of his hypo before carting him off to hospital, it was being hampered by the fact due that even within quickly being taken into an ambulance for treatment, my husband was already hypothermic...

Oh me, I've been lucky I've only had a paramedic called once in 22 years of being a dieabetic!

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I'm on an accuchek pump....and part of the accuchek pump literature gives a ard to go in your wallet or purse giving id and telling others what to do.....which is to either rip the cannula out (big no with me!!!) OR CUT THE TUBE.

My husband did exactly what accuchek instructions told him to do, and also no (name removed) When I have needed 3rd party intervention I have always been able to eat and drink, AND the most likely thing to get me to eat and drink is milk and sugar actually, because I actually love this and would take it in favour to any intervention from a paramedic giving me an injection. In fact the only time when I have needed to be carried off by paramedics was 25 years ago when newly diagnosed and my husband called 999. Although I could not help myself I knew everything that was happening, and I knew that the paramedics were trying to get an intravenous in me.....it actually took 4 paramedics and a GP to get me to hospital......and the only reason is because I have always been totally paranoid at intravenous injections and blood tests.

Since then in 25 years I have NEVER been carried off by paramedics, because my husband knows that given time and encouragenment I will take adequate milk and sugar or glucogel or hypostop to get me around. I rarely need 3rd party intervention, and now I know 100% that my 3rd party interventions only crop up around the times that I get stressed about my mother visiting.....and no, I haven't got brain damage from my hypo's.

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OK Ladies......... :|

We both think enough has been said by ALL parties on this one, it's been simmering for a little while.

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Can we just call this one a draw please.


10/01/2010
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