Patch13 said:Mine seem to have been ok so far. Is the heat making the cannula unstick? That will obviously affect your sugar levels.
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SophiaW said:My daughter gets hypos in the hot weather so we've been making lots of pump changes recently. For us the pump has made it easier to control, usually with injections we wouldn't have had the instant effect to changes like we get with the pump. Hope you can get it all to work well for yourself soon x
MushyPeaBrain said:I'm having similar issues with the hot weather. I'm on Novorapid and this is absorbed too quickly in the heat so I can get bad hypos. Then I end up high after trying to treat them.
Also it hurts me more to fire my Insets in when it's hot and I tend to hit massive blood vessels. Can't wait for it to cool down a bit so I can get back to normal!!
candi-girl said:My Apidra is loosing it's potency after 2/3 days in this weather. I am not reusing a cartridge so long as the O rings are ok and filling to only 70u, enough to last 2 days, then putting in fresh insulin.
Pepsi Max said:My problem in this weather is my sugars are staying in the teens! I'm not getting any drops! I'm eating less but still exercising (running early mornings or late 9pm) I hope it's nothing but ill be onto my nurse this week as this weather is apparently here to stay for a little bit!
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squeeze321 said:I use a pump wallet which fastens to a belt, it's been brilliant and keeps my pump and insulin cold in the heat. It's a well known brand which rhymes with 'Theo'. I must say though, I wish it did not look so bulky!! I am used to putting my pump in a discreet runners belt which is small and compact but knowing my insulin is cold in the heat is well worth it.
Wocko said:Major issues at the minute but I've always reacted to the heat. My cannula is failing to stick so I'm changing it more regularly. I've lowered right down to profile one too as was waking up to highs in their 20s instead of my usual 5s. Tested at 3 and was hypo so levels appear to be due to rebounding. Also having about 3 hypos a day so put myself on a further <10% reduction today.
cjld999 said:Hi all,
Not sure if its significant but I am getting heaps more 'occlusions' in this heat! No two days the same really as had some highs and lows but generally a higher trend in the heat for me this time. Weird as when I was on mdi I had more hypos in the heat! Was doing so well with hba1c at 6 but will keep struggling to get it back! Nice to know I'm not alone!
MushyPeaBrain said:Don't know if it will help you all with the cannulas not sticking but I have been showering with my son's Sanex Dermo Kids Body Wash & Foam Bath. It smells fruity, bit like mango, but my goodness does it help my cannulas stick better. No idea why!! I discovered it by accident when I ran out of my usual and had to use his. Then I found my cannula much harder to remove. Started using it in the hot weather and they are stuck fast for the full 3 days!!Recommended it to a fellow pumper and she found the same.
Still have rubbish BG swings though and really fed up with the heat. Dropped to 1.7 yesterday which is the lowest I've been in years and very scary.
Welshwitch said:My pump became detached the other night while I was asleep luckily I woke to go to the loo and found it on the floor! Couldn't have been off long luckily as my sugar was good. Sometimes it pays to have a week bladder ;-)
MushyPeaBrain said:Don't know if it will help you all with the cannulas not sticking but I have been showering with my son's Sanex Dermo Kids Body Wash & Foam Bath. It smells fruity, bit like mango, but my goodness does it help my cannulas stick better. No idea why!! I discovered it by accident when I ran out of my usual and had to use his. Then I found my cannula much harder to remove. Started using it in the hot weather and they are stuck fast for the full 3 days!!Recommended it to a fellow pumper and she found the same.
Still have rubbish BG swings though and really fed up with the heat. Dropped to 1.7 yesterday which is the lowest I've been in years and very scary.
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