Comments on: Swimming http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/03/26/swimming/ Blog for the diabetics who use an insulin pump to control diabetes Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:19:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: daphne400 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/03/26/swimming/#comment-22869 daphne400 Fri, 04 Apr 2003 02:05:00 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/03/26/swimming/#comment-22869 Hi gang: Look for an IV type dressing that is more water proof like tegaderm, an extra dressing when you know you're going swimming is a good idea. I like the QRs because they can be disconnected and reconnected real easy and since I'm up & down and in and out all the time, I always make sure a new cannula is well secured, even for everyday wear & tear. Those of us that can use Tenders or Silhouettes, those are easy too. just takes a little plan ahead, enjoy the swim! Joan:) Hi gang:
Look for an IV type dressing that is more water proof like tegaderm, an extra
dressing when you know you’re going swimming is a good idea. I like the QRs
because they can be disconnected and reconnected real easy and since I’m up &
down and in and out all the time, I always make sure a new cannula is well
secured, even for everyday wear & tear. Those of us that can use Tenders or
Silhouettes, those are easy too. just takes a little plan ahead, enjoy the
swim! Joan:)

]]> By: magen_200 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/03/26/swimming/#comment-22867 magen_200 Tue, 01 Apr 2003 22:08:03 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/03/26/swimming/#comment-22867 which type of tape are you using? which type of tape are you using?

]]> By: kristan_180 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/03/26/swimming/#comment-22865 kristan_180 Fri, 28 Mar 2003 22:51:16 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/03/26/swimming/#comment-22865 The QR lets you disconnect the thing; just be sure the set is in place with tape while you swim....no loss at all... David Footprints wrote: The QR lets you disconnect the thing; just be sure the set is in place with
tape while you swim….no loss at all…
David

Footprints wrote:

]]> By: elmo_15 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/03/26/swimming/#comment-22864 elmo_15 Fri, 28 Mar 2003 11:56:40 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/03/26/swimming/#comment-22864 Subject: Re: [Insulinpumpusers] Swimming Subject: Re: [Insulinpumpusers] Swimming

]]> By: kristan_180 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/03/26/swimming/#comment-22863 kristan_180 Fri, 28 Mar 2003 06:35:55 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/03/26/swimming/#comment-22863 My experience suggests that the best deal is to remove the pump totally (use the QR) and swim without it. If you are under good control, the consequences are minimal. Just be sure what your initial BG is, and then take another after the exercise. Simple, effective, and since exercise usually requires minimal basal stuff anyway, it works fine for me. David My experience suggests that the best deal is to remove the pump totally (use the
QR) and swim without it. If you are under good control, the consequences are
minimal. Just be sure what your initial BG is, and then take another after the
exercise. Simple, effective, and since exercise usually requires minimal basal
stuff anyway, it works fine for me.
David

]]> By: daphne400 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/03/26/swimming/#comment-22862 daphne400 Thu, 27 Mar 2003 23:23:48 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/03/26/swimming/#comment-22862 Hi Andrea: make sure you use additional dressing to keep the cannula in place. My grandson is pretty rowdy, so if it can stand up against him, it should work for swimming too. Luck, Joan:) Hi Andrea:
make sure you use additional dressing to keep the cannula in place. My
grandson is pretty rowdy, so if it can stand up against him, it should work
for swimming too. Luck, Joan:)

]]> By: erasmo_11 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/03/26/swimming/#comment-22861 erasmo_11 Thu, 27 Mar 2003 15:12:33 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/03/26/swimming/#comment-22861 i go swimming everyday. i find that if you use the tape that comes w/the setup...it comes out because of the hole in the tape. so my mom got me a box of tape...its the same tape that comes w/the set up but it doesn't have a hole in it. also, i change the tape everytime i go swimming just to make sure it doesn't get wet. mine came out a lot though but luckily i caught it before my sugar went too high. sometimes in school, the cannula would come out and i wouldn't know it and my sugar would go over 600. now that is not fun. good luck w/swimming. courtney i go swimming everyday. i find that if you use the tape that comes w/the
setup…it comes out because of the hole in the tape. so my mom got me a
box of tape…its the same tape that comes w/the set up but it doesn’t have
a hole in it. also, i change the tape everytime i go swimming just to make
sure it doesn’t get wet. mine came out a lot though but luckily i caught it
before my sugar went too high. sometimes in school, the cannula would come
out and i wouldn’t know it and my sugar would go over 600. now that is not
fun. good luck w/swimming.
courtney

]]> By: glenda_20 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/03/26/swimming/#comment-22860 glenda_20 Thu, 27 Mar 2003 03:09:42 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/03/26/swimming/#comment-22860 Footprints & all: I have been swimming 3 times. 2 times it was fine but another time the set got bent. I think it may have been because I was swimming wiht little kids and pulling them around and such which was kind of rough. Other than that, there have been no problems swimming. Don't let them pump stop you! ANdrea Footprints & all:
I have been swimming 3 times. 2 times it was fine but another time the set
got bent. I think it may have been because I was swimming wiht little kids
and pulling them around and such which was kind of rough. Other than that,
there have been no problems swimming. Don’t let them pump stop you!
ANdrea

]]> By: elmo_15 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/03/26/swimming/#comment-22859 elmo_15 Wed, 26 Mar 2003 19:18:17 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/03/26/swimming/#comment-22859 Andrea, I haven't had the guts to try swimming yet. Did the set stay on?? fp Andrea, I haven’t had the guts to try swimming yet. Did the set stay on??
fp

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