Take care kev and sorry to hear about your mum x
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Take care kev and sorry to hear about your mum xThanks y'all, I'm ok with it now, been a bit stressful organising the funeral, mum's made the solicitors executors & trustees and left me her estate, I struggled at first to get an appointment with her solicitor as I needed them to raise an executors cheque book to pay the funeral deposit, there were no appointments till the 5th of July so I went and sat in their reception and saw someone in 20 minutesand got an appointment on the Friday, she was quite religious, same church for 70 years, nearest I got was dropping her off and collecting her as I'd go over to our towns big pool for a swim whilst waiting
Sugars bouncing a bit today, the hypo came back after I'd cycled for young child to get her to school, so I'm back in the mid 4's now and the breakfast bolus should have peaked so I should see a spike upwards soonthough I thought that at 07 30
Hi @Knikki Have you ever been offered an insulin pump or been advised to try one ?2.6 last night and 17.9 this morning ~sigh~ and forgot to boost up with Lantus when I woke up. Still now at 6.6 and going daown according to this magic Libre thing.
Onwards and upwards.
Hi @Knikki Have you ever been offered an insulin pump or been advised to try one ?
Hi @karen8967,ive just had a letter to go to a pump clinic but im a bit nervous .consultant said it would give me much tighter control .it just puts me off about sleeping with it on and it coming undone when im asleep im a worrier like that but goodluck and i hope you get yours
Thanks xHi @karen8967,
I have been on an insulin pump for just over 7 1/2 years but on insulin for 51 years altogether. And after having to use 6 + injections per day of a MDI regime to keep BSLs under control but still suffering nighttime hypos the pump has been a godsend. I would never go back !
I, too, was worried about the pump pulling off at the needle insert site. There are waist bands, pouches etc to carry the pump at night. There are other products for ladies for daytime carrying of the pump. The manufacturers website usually has them on display.
As a male, for night time I just turn my pyjama shirt inside out and slip the pump into my now inner pocket. I also put extra sticky white tape (like what is part of the needle insert) around the insert, usually a strip above and below as most of the pulling, if it occurs, is likely to be down or up.
I wear my pump on a belt with use of a belt clip. Occasionally in lifting my shirt out the pump might get lifted off the belt and you get this sickening tug on the tubing and insert site. Mostly I have developed my reflexes to work well enough to stop the pump's fall or prevent it happening in the fist place but occasionally I have had to change the needle insert site ( maybe once in 8 months if that).
When wearing pants/trousers or slacks with the pump on a belt clip and that apparel needs to be lowered when in the bathroom it helps to ensure the length of tubing is sufficient to prevent tension on the needle insert and that the tubing is not shortened by being tangled in part of the pump or clip
I have also found that if one is hiking, and one's backpack has a sophisticated waist strap and padding, that a pump worn on a belt clip gets compressed by the waist padding, is less accessible and digs into one's hip. And I can to check that the needle insert is not in a position where it could be rubbed or dislodged by straps etc. A lanyard and pouch worn around the neck is a better alternative for carrying the pump in that situation..
With hot, sweaty weather the stickiness of the white stuff is not enough and the needle insert detaches. I know to watch out for this and it usually only happens once a year during warm early Autumn months when I am working very hard physically during our annual International Kite Festival.( In Adelaide, South Australia) A large swatch of white sticky material usually does the trick on most but the warmest days.
I only detach the pump for: changing reservoir/needle insert = once every 3 1/2 days or so; for showering or other 'water immersion' (the pump is supposed to be water proof but I like to be careful) but I have enough confidence to wear it whilst canoeing because that may be over several hours); a certain three letter word activity (usually nocturnal, but sometime daytime) in which a pump may get in the way), a padded dressing over the needle insertion site usually suffices to prevent friction. 'Nuff said !! ( the padding with the pump still attached works OK for playing with children and pets etc !!
I commend the insulin pump to you. I never entirely lose my sense of 'detachment anxiety" as it is a source of safety but it has become second nature to tape and check now.
Some bad humour to finish: There are two people sitting in a psychiatrist's office. One is wearing a suit, the other a dark uniform with a black cap and an axe through his belt. The second guy asks why the first is here and he replies:" I am a doctor and have this anxiety that I will perform the wrong operation on a patient"." Who are you and what are you here for "?
The second guy says "I am an executioner". 'Oh" says the doctor, "and what is your diagnosis" " Separation anxiety".
Bom! Bom ! Best Wishes.
This prebolusing thing is all good for the blood sugar, but its a nightmare when your sandwich is staring at you and you have to wait an hour.
The Sandwich may be staring at you but wait for the hunger pangs to kick you in the gut! Stay Strong!
Legend !!I cracked at 45mins
@CranberryIce When you say "correction doses" is that like just a couple of unit here and there you keep you from going higher than 9.9?
If so how many is in a "correction"?
Just asking as I am experimenting with things and also getting used to this Libre thing on my arm, which is interesting.
This prebolusing thing is all good for the blood sugar, but its a nightmare when your sandwich is staring at you and you have to wait an hour.
I used to always bolus as I was about to eat, i.e at the table or right before sitting down to eat. Since getting a Libre and being able to actually look at patterns, I bolus amount and timing depending on what I'm eating and what my current sugar levels are.Wow I thought most people only pre-bolused 15-30 min before eating?
Wow I thought most people only pre-bolused 15-30 min before eating?
I used to always bolus as I was about to eat, i.e at the table or right before sitting down to eat. Since getting a Libre and being able to actually look at patterns, I bolus amount and timing depending on what I'm eating and what my current sugar levels are.
Wow I thought most people only pre-bolused 15-30 min before eating?
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