donnellysdogs
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People that can't listen to other people's opinions.
People that can't say sorry.
Oh crikey. This should have been discussed before now!
Normally you would just carry on with your pump for an op of less than 4 hours.
If you are going to be awake then they should allow pump and if necessary for you to increase basals on a tbr... If you are in a position (lol) to do that.
Are they aware that your insulin is a quick acting one in your pump? And not a long acting insulin. Sounds like they need educating.
You must tell them its a short acting insulin that will be out of your body totally within 5 hours of turning pump off.
You should not really be having both running but should be attached to a glucose drip.
If they are insistent then at least with sliding scale they can stop it.
I had a fight with staff about sliding scale for my mastectomy but I was on MDI.... They gave me more insulin when I told them I was going low!!
Normally you would just carry on with your pump for an op of less than 4 hours.
If you are going to be awake then they should allow pump and if necessary for you to increase basals on a tbr... If you are in a position (lol) to do that.
Are they aware that your insulin is a quick acting one in your pump? And not a long acting insulin. Sounds like they need educating.
You must tell them its a short acting insulin that will be out of your body totally within 5 hours of turning pump off.
You should not really be having both running but should be attached to a glucose drip.
If they are insistent then at least with sliding scale they can stop it.
I had a fight with staff about sliding scale for my mastectomy but I was on MDI.... They gave me more insulin when I told them I was going low!!