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Not a good day !!!!

Danaemac

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Having a nightmare and just thought I would share

Day off started with waking @ 0730 to a bs of 24.4 on my new libre checked via meter and yup 23.8 so change set took a pen correction of 12u checked again and slowly coming in down so eventually fell back to sleep ( was backshift last night ) got up at 11 level at 16..9 had breakfast scrambled egg and bacon level jumps up 21.2 ok then so correction given level again down to 18.8 now 2 hrs later at 24.6 so pen correct and change set guess what !!!
The set had occluded grrrrrrr !!!
So I'm hoping its 3rd set lucky I feel like a pin cushion, on the plus side I know the libre is pretty accurate

Sorry guys rant over

Danae xxx
 
Hope things are improving for you now, what a day you are having!
 
I know at least it's my day off otherwise the zombied way I feel I would have been having a nightmare at work hopefully that's it now ( touching wood )
 
It's rough being up at those levels too. Fingers crossed for your third set and hope you feel better soon.
 

Which pump are you using? Did your pump actually alarm at some point?
 
Nope @donnellysdogs it didn't I have an animas vibe I have only once had an alarm for occlusion in almost 6 months
 
Try using another area to insert the set and if that also causes problems think about using a different type. The Inset IIs tend to have a narrow tube whereas the Inset 30 has a tube that is a bit thicker and more robust. I believe you can also adjust the speed delivering of insulin (settings menu and click through the screens by pressing the arrow buttons) and that might stop the occlusions.
 
Just know that Accuchek were really "hot" to investigate when I didn't have an alarm going off for 10+ hours and having a multitude of set changes... They swapped my pump and asked for the sets back immediately. Pumps (unless you are on a minute doseage) should alarm within 5 hours....(just when you are in your deepest sleep-lol )....

It would be worthwhile letting your manufacturer know that your alarm didnt go off for xx hours...
 
@donnellysdogs it hadnt gone off at all I may call them and see what they say it's very annoying as I've had to sit monitoring bs all day have stayed in too as I felt pretty **** but hey I'm now at 3.2 jeezo my day just gets better time for tea
 
@Danaemac with the vibe it only gives an occlusion alarm when the pressure builds up to a certain point. If I'm going to get one I normally get it with my first bolus. Do you have the alarm set on H or L? If you do a change and only have basal going in afterwards it will take hours before alarm but by then your BG would be telling you anyhow!
 
The alarm is set to high it's now come up with an alarm saying max dose exceeded I presume by upping the max Todd it just continues ?
 
That's bad that it's set to high and didn't alarm. I've never reached max dose but yes I guess you should be able to increase it and continue to dose.
 

Same as Accucheck for pressure building up for alarms...but alarms with Accuchek and all pumps should go off at a certain point..
 
Will keep a close eye on it sleepless night ahead seems to be sitting steady at 7 I did suspend prime and resumed just to make sure this was still giving basal


Thanks guys

Danae
 
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