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Mel dCP said:
Evening all! Had a very informative afternoon setting it all up, and I now sport a small pod on my left thigh... basal rate is set slightly higher in the wee hours, and slightly lower late afternoon, as that’s when I seem to need a bit more and a bit less. Currently about 15 units a day compared to the 18.5u Tresiba. We talked about extended bolouses because of my low carbing, so will give that a bash with dinner tonight. Was running a little high this afternoon as I didn’t take Tresiba this morning, and I suspect there was more than a little cortisol wafting about, so have done a couple of correction squirts.

So far so good...

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Woohoo. Well done Mel. Gotta ask....did the cannula insertion hurt??
 
porl69 said:
Woohoo. Well done Mel. Gotta ask....did the cannula insertion hurt??
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I felt it. But it didn’t hurt as such. I think the 5-7 seconds after pressing the activation button and hearing it clicking while waiting for it to happen didn’t help! It fires with a fairly loud clunk, but not as loud as Libre application.
 
Mel dCP said:
I felt it. But it didn’t hurt as such. I think the 5-7 seconds after pressing the activation button and hearing it clicking while waiting for it to happen didn’t help! It fires with a fairly loud clunk, but not as loud as Libre application.
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That's good to hear. I think they should vary the timings so you are not expecting it ?
 
Mel dCP said:
I felt it. But it didn’t hurt as such. I think the 5-7 seconds after pressing the activation button and hearing it clicking while waiting for it to happen didn’t help! It fires with a fairly loud clunk, but not as loud as Libre application.
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Excuse my lack of understanding of pumps etc but does the cannula need changing on a regular basis or does it stay there?
 
Daphne917 said:
Excuse my lack of understanding of pumps etc but does the cannula need changing on a regular basis or does it stay there?
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The whole thing gets changed every three days, and you put a new one in a different spot. The cannula is all part of the little pod, so there’s no visible tubing (well, you have a little viewing window so you can see it and check it’s in properly). So you fill the new pod with insulin using a syringe, stick it wherever you want it, activate it using the remote control unit, and you’re all set. So what you see in the photo is literally all you wear.

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Mel dCP said:
The whole thing gets changed every three days, and you put a new one in a different spot. The cannula is all part of the little pod, so there’s no visible tubing (well, you have a little viewing window so you can see it and check it’s in properly). So you fill the new pod with insulin using a syringe, stick it wherever you want it, activate it using the remote control unit, and you’re all set. So what you see in the photo is literally all you wear.

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I want one!
 
Mel dCP said:
The whole thing gets changed every three days, and you put a new one in a different spot. The cannula is all part of the little pod, so there’s no visible tubing (well, you have a little viewing window so you can see it and check it’s in properly). So you fill the new pod with insulin using a syringe, stick it wherever you want it, activate it using the remote control unit, and you’re all set. So what you see in the photo is literally all you wear.

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@Mel dCP thanks for the info - hope you get on ok with it.
 
Daphne917 said:
Excuse my lack of understanding of pumps etc but does the cannula need changing on a regular basis or does it stay there?
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Same here Daphne, I have been on MDI for 29 years, but I am interested in pumps and their user's, always learning :)
 
Mel dCP said:
The whole thing gets changed every three days, and you put a new one in a different spot. The cannula is all part of the little pod, so there’s no visible tubing (well, you have a little viewing window so you can see it and check it’s in properly). So you fill the new pod with insulin using a syringe, stick it wherever you want it, activate it using the remote control unit, and you’re all set. So what you see in the photo is literally all you wear.

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Congratulations on getting your pod - it's smaller than I thought, fascinating. Hope all goes well!
 
Morning y'all :) and a better start for me at 5.7, yesterday started badly and didn't improve much as what goes up comes down and if you do it wrong then goes back up again, and on and on..... You know the score :)

So I've to do yesterdays gym today after work, in fact my 'jobs to do' list is quite long today but it won't spoil my Friday.

Hope @Mel dCP had a good first night with her pump :) if I'm honest the thought of using one scares me witless (well it rhymes with witless anyway :p )
 
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