I really wanted to wait to post something with some substance to it but I had to share what happened last night.
I changed out my infusion set last night. I pulled out all of the little pieces, grabbed my insulin, a diet pepsi (for mental clarity), and laid them all out on the coffee table ready to start anew.
Reservoir filled? CHECK
Infusion set connected? CHECK
Chose a site, cleaned with IV Prep Pad? AFFIRMATIVE
Loaded “Quick-serter” device and removed paper to reveal adhesive? YUP
BAM! We are in, the site looks good, doesn’t hurt, and um… oh crap.
I forgot to prime.
My wife looks at me like "What the hell are you doing?." I just cracked up and said, “I cannot be the first person to do this.”
On a good note, I went to bed with a 120 and woke this morning with a 105 (I slept through my 2AM alarm) so it looks as though my night time basal rate is pretty good.
Well, back to the lab.
About Me
- George
- Whittier, California, United States
- I am a husband, father, writer, musician, type 1 and Ninjabetic.
3 comments:
Hehehehe, on the IV prep and forgetting to prime.
DH still laughs at how hapazardly I no do site changes, compared to the meticulous 15 minute procedure I went through when I first got the pump. I don't think I've had an IV Prep swab or alcohol swab in my house in YEARS (bad, Sarah, Bad!) LOL
No, definitely not the first person!
I don't know how you did handle it, but you can just disconnect the tubing from the site, prime until you see insulin coming out the plastic 'O', reconnect and do a fixed prime to fill the cannula.
Strangely, when I use Quicksets now (rarely) I usually end up actually doing it this way. I'm probably odd, but I just like getting the set into me first, then dealing with the resevoir and tubing. Probably comes from one too many sets dropped on the floor before I got round to putting them in!
Congrats on your pump start. Sorry I wasn't around sooner.
I always prime after the site is in. Sounds silly, but works for me.
I put the site in, then disconnect the tubing and prime, then reconnect and do the fixed prime bit.
I almost primed when I was connected one- don't recommend that.
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