Comments on: Insulin Pump, Bedtime And Shower: Life With Diabetes

By: tudiabetes

tudiabetes — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:27:48 +0000

I use the quickset. I normally don’t bleed (very rare) when I take it off, unless I happened to hit a vessel. If this is the case, the bleeding is the least of the problems because when that happens the BG values are also all over the place.BTW, make sure to join TuDiabetes dot com, if youï»¿ haven’t done it. We’re close to 1,000 members from all over the world, with hundreds of pumpers among us.

By: pumper8415

pumper8415 — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:35:37 +0000

***I wear a paradigm pump and cut a small hole in the top, inside of both pockets of all the pants I wear. I make it big enough so the round part of the infusion set can fit through. So, I put the pump in my pocket and pull the round tubing part through the hole and attachï»¿ it to my stomach. The extra just sits in my pocket or hangs inside of my pants. No one ever sees the pump or the tubing. And, no one has ever commented on the holes.***

By: whatever1210

whatever1210 — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:40:05 +0000

i have a pump that canï»¿ get wet in the shower and all that stuff. so i can either take it off or wear it in the pool.

By: TwistedSinner

TwistedSinner — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:20:48 +0000

I justï»¿ lay my pump down next to me in bed and that’s it. I can’t tell you how many time I’ve woken up with the tubing wrapped around my waist. I’ve only pulled a set out once.

By: darajeanne

darajeanne — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:02:01 +0000

Or you can modify your dresses to be able to wear your pump while wearing a dress, that’s whatï»¿ I have done. Make a teeny tiny hold in the waist band to string the tubing through and tie a fabric belt around the waist of the dress to hold the pump. Works for me!

By: ukiebaby

ukiebaby — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:15:22 +0000

thanks for replying so soon =)ive never had an insulin pump andï»¿ im just deciding whether to get one… but when you say that i need to use the same amount that the pump would normally give me…is that displayed on the screen for me? (so i would know how much it gives me every hour so that i could do the same without it…) thanks =)

By: tudiabetes

tudiabetes — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:33:14 +0000

Although you may notï»¿ be eating anything during those 3 hours, BG will likely go up because you will not have ANY basal insulin in your system whatsoever.If you give yourself shots during those three hours, you need to give yourself exactly as much insulin as the pump would give you for your basal rate. You are not bolusing per se, but rather simulating your basal insulin. Does that make more sense?In any case, always have glucose tablets handy to treat lows when/if they happen.

By: ukiebaby

ukiebaby — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:31:10 +0000

so its guaranteed to go high even if im not eating for those hours? i have a feeling i’m going to haveï»¿ a sugar low if i use unsulin from a pen if im not taking in carbs…and i wont be around any food in order to correct the low during the event.

By: tudiabetes

tudiabetes — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:50:17 +0000

In that case, perhaps you could give yourself shots everyï»¿ hour until you can reconnect again. What you should make sure is to not be without any insulin for 3 hours: your BG levels could go very high because the only insulin you are working with is fast acting insulin from the pump.When you have T1 and ONLY do shots, the treatment involves the use of long acting (for basal insulin) and fast acting insulin (for boluses) shots. With the pump the basal insulin also comes from fast acting insulin.

By: ukiebaby

ukiebaby — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:00:22 +0000

so wait, what happens if i have it off for more than an hour? lets say i need to wear a dress to some event thatï»¿ lasts for 3 hours? whats going to happen to me if i take it off for all that time, but im not eating anything? shouldnt my glucose level stay the same?