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Thread: News: "Insulin pumps linked to injuries, deaths in teens: FDA study"

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#16 (permalink)

05-06-2008, 06:07 AM

Funnygrl

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Join Date: Sep 2004

Posts: 5,600

Pumps have occlusion alarms that go off if something is blocked. The biggest problem I've ever had is pulling a set out in my sleep. The highest I've woken up from that is 290.

Even if you wake up 600, it sucks, but if you know what to do, you should be able to avoid dka.

Contrary to popular belief, dka isn't just high bg + ketones. You need to actually change your body's pH and start messing up your bicarb too. That takes a fair amount of time.