I had 20 units of carbs while my glucose levels were in range and had 3 units of novorapid through the pump. Glucose levels keep climbing into the 20s. I had another 10 units trying to bring it down but eventually took 6 units from my pen in the hope it comes down. Any ideas please?
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Insulin I'm putting through pump having little to no effect.
- Thread starter bobduff
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Could be any number of things really;
Did you carb count for the food and if so, did you calculate the amount correctly?
Could you possibly be unwell/becoming unwell?
Is your insulin pump site inserted correctly? (Even if it was working well previously, even a minor knock could dislodge it)
Is your insulin in date?
Could your insulin have gone bad in the pump?
I could make a very, very long list of all the things that could have happened, or it could have been one of those weird things that happened for "no reason" at all. My first port of call if I'm going above 20 and I've already given insulin that doesn't seem to be working after a couple of hours is to replace my entire insulin pump set (insulin included).
Did you carb count for the food and if so, did you calculate the amount correctly?
Could you possibly be unwell/becoming unwell?
Is your insulin pump site inserted correctly? (Even if it was working well previously, even a minor knock could dislodge it)
Is your insulin in date?
Could your insulin have gone bad in the pump?
I could make a very, very long list of all the things that could have happened, or it could have been one of those weird things that happened for "no reason" at all. My first port of call if I'm going above 20 and I've already given insulin that doesn't seem to be working after a couple of hours is to replace my entire insulin pump set (insulin included).
