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06-23-2005, 08:53 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Miami, Fl
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| | | Hooked up!!!!
Ok everyone....
I am hooked up to my 715 
She finally decided to show up. She set my basal rate (1.0 hr.) and my bolus @ 10:1 to start at 12 am. I will have to cover myself from 9 pm to 12am due to the gap where my magnificent NPH ends. She told me for showering I just needed to take out the reservoir w/out the pump. When I asked about sleeping in she just said I didn't have to do a thing because the pump would be constantly running. I'm gonna have a lot of questions, please have patience with me (LOL). I have a feeling this RN is not the best. She will be back tomm after I am done with my eye surgery.
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06-23-2005, 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Cinnabon Ok everyone....
I am hooked up to my 715
She finally decided to show up. She set my basal rate (1.0 hr.) and my bolus @ 10:1 to start at 12 am. I will have to cover myself from 9 pm to 12am due to the gap where my magnificent NPH ends. She told me for showering I just needed to take out the reservoir w/out the pump. When I asked about sleeping in she just said I didn't have to do a thing because the pump would be constantly running. I'm gonna have a lot of questions, please have patience with me (LOL). I have a feeling this RN is not the best. She will be back tomm after I am done with my eye surgery. |
Listen--Don't sleep in yet...make sure you have your basals dialed-in before you do that. You can STILL go low on a pump, but those are correctable if they are because your basals are too high, but we need to determine if your basals are high (or low) FIRST.
Whaddya mean remove the reservoir for showering?
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06-23-2005, 09:02 AM
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| | | Oh I probably wont sleep in for a while, but thanks. I will probably be feeling edgy about this for quite some time. What she meant was the reservoir snaps out from the pump, but still hooked up to the tubing (little plastic bottle).
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06-23-2005, 09:17 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Garland Tx
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| | | I would not do that! Are you using the quick sets? if so, just unhook it from the site on your body and you are good to go. If you take the resivour out, it can really mess things up.
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06-23-2005, 09:26 AM
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| | good you told me that. You suggest I just take the needle out w/ the taping, shower and just reinsert it? ( I know my question probably sound real idiotic, but this will be my very 1st time  )
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06-23-2005, 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Cinnabon good you told me that. You suggest I just take the needle out w/ the taping, shower and just reinsert it? ( I know my question probably sound real idiotic, but this will be my very 1st time ) |
No no no...Stand by, let me try and find a pic...
(your infusion tubing should disconnect from the 'canula' or needle, that's what we're talking about).
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06-23-2005, 09:30 AM
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| | | ya, it should be a 'twist lock' at the site. If I had my camera I would take a pic of mine to show you. I would really, really advise you not to take the resivour out unless you are refilling it.
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06-23-2005, 09:34 AM
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| | Okay, from another post here (and I know your set does not look like this, but they are all similar in design): 
Note the circle below, that's your "quick disconnect". It should either twist or pull apart: 
What kind of infusion set are you using? |
06-23-2005, 09:34 AM
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| | no, if you are using the quick sets, they disconnect at the site, just a quarter turn, if your using the soft sets, then they have a disconnect 4 inches from the infusion site.
look at this page... http://www.minimed.com/patientfam/pf...quickset.shtml
the pump trainer should have showed you how to disconnect while she was there.. if not, look at the box of infusion sets, get the name of the set, and post it here, and we will tell you the best way to disconnect to take a shower. if you remove the Reservoir from the pump and forget to suspend the pump, when you re insert the Reservoir then you can get a big does of insulin, which can lead to problems.
also another hint... the Reservoir can actually double for a bottle of insulin, if your out somewhere and you get high readings, and you have to take a shot of insulin, you dont have to carry a bottle of insulin, just disconnect the tubing from the Reservoir and draw the insulin out of that...
end of book 
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06-23-2005, 09:36 AM
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| | nevermind duck beat me to it with the pictures LOL 
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06-23-2005, 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by middnite03 no, if you are using the quick sets, they disconnect at the site, just a quarter turn, if your using the soft sets, then they have a disconnect 4 inches from the infusion site.
look at this page... http://www.minimed.com/patientfam/pf...quickset.shtml
the pump trainer should have showed you how to disconnect while she was there.. if not, look at the box of infusion sets, get the name of the set, and post it here, and we will tell you the best way to disconnect to take a shower. if you remove the Reservoir from the pump and forget to suspend the pump, when you re insert the Reservoir then you can get a big does of insulin, which can lead to problems.
also another hint... the Reservoir can actually double for a bottle of insulin, if your out somewhere and you get high readings, and you have to take a shot of insulin, you dont have to carry a bottle of insulin, just disconnect the tubing from the Reservoir and draw the insulin out of that...
end of book |
Yeah, what he said--Post the name of the set here and we can help.
I've always been afraid to use a reservoir as an insulin repository--strange, I know.
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06-23-2005, 09:56 AM
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| | | I am using the Paradigm Quicksets
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06-23-2005, 10:06 AM
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| | | The quicksets twist at the site. The Cotton tape area there should be a blue arrow and Blue line. There is a place to "pinch" the circle where the tubing comes in. If you pinch and twist to the Blue arrow, the tubing should disconnect, leaving the cathater in your skin. THere should have been a cap/cover to place on for showering/swimming. When done just line up the line with the arrow and twist back. Listen for the "click" to make sure your connected.
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06-23-2005, 10:06 AM
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| | | the at your site, you should see an arrow, squeeze the sides and turn counter clockwise and it will come off. This is how you 'disconnect' for showers and whatnot
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06-23-2005, 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Cinnabon I am using the Paradigm Quicksets | Like this one? http://www.hamotdiabetes.com/5107.html
If so, your "quick disconnect" is at the insertion set...Get another Quickset and at the insertion set you should be able to squeeze the base of it and disconnect your tubing while leaving the insertion set in...
There has to be pictures of this somewhere...(scampers off)...
Or what Clint says... 
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