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Originally Posted by kates mom  My daughter almost died because of her MM pump malfunctioning. It said it was giving her insulin when it wasn't. Has anyone else experienced this? It happened Jan of 2002 |
Hi Kate's mom and WELCOME. I'm so glad your daughter is ok. I have a cousin who ended up in the hospital for the same reason you mentioned.
When I get high, I feel bad, and immediately check my bg and bolus if I need to. Then I always check again in an hour or so to make sure insulin is getting to me. If I'm higher than I think I should be, I change sets (check to make sure cannula isn't bent). (I took lousy care of myself as a teenager and probably would not have verified cannulas were really in, etc.) Nowadays I check bg often and never believe the pump is 100% perfect. So far I've not seen the pump malfunction but I've had to change sets when the cannula is bent & obviously there is no way for a pump to tell you the cannula is bent.
Did you have a true MM malfunction or was the cannula bent?
