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Just accidently ripped my cannula out

Picci

Well-Known Member
Messages
300
Location
Northumberland
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Pump
Just had a shower and re hooked myself up. While I was dashing around getting dressed I caught all the tubing on the side of my drawers, PING out came the cannula.........OMG. Lesson learnt, pay attention when wearing very little.
 
Hi @Picci ouch ! Thank goodness your were at home so ok to change it, also done the same
 
I've never consciously thought about it but I guess this may be subconsciously why I wait until I am fully dressed before I re-hook-up.
It feel better to have a minute or two without the pump whilst dressing than to run the risk of pulling the cannula out as I am sorting myself out.
 
I've done this a few times, either in shower and in other states of undress, also when fully clothed and just missed that my tubing might get caught (on a door handle............).

When out of the house I always have a spare infusion set (cannula and tubing) nearby for when this might just happen - or when occasionally my cannula might be playing up and need changing. Usually keep it in my car.
 
Good advice, I will indeed keep a spare infusion set in the car! Thank you @Chas C
 
Done this too! The b**ger is that I have to test loads after each new cannula to make sure it is working as I get quite a few failures. (Not sure if it is user error!) sitting up late at night when I could be getting some sleep. Don’t you love having diabetes!
 
As a relatively new pumper, I'm really nervous in supermarkets and keep the tubing well concealed, I'm not concealing it in case people see it, I can just see so many possibilities of snagging.

There is one knob in my kitchen on a draw that jumps out and snags the tubing every time. It's almost to the point that I will empty the draw and remove the knob.

A note to all Diabetics on pumps with tubing - NO STREAKING at the cricket.
 
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