Comments on: Long-acting insulin w/pump failure

By: patience_15

patience_15 — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 14:46:15 +0000

<< She had to go home immediately and miss the activities with
her teammates after the game. If she had had a syringe or two with her
maybe she
would have been able to enjoy the rest of her evening without jeopardizing
her >>

I always carry insulin, syringes and a complete set change thing for my pump
w/me all the time. If its summer I carry my insulin in my Medicool. It
keeps the insulin cold for several hours. I love it. Thats why w/all the
stuff I carry for my Diabetes and regular stuff like wallett etc my purse is
huge; but it works for me. Chrissy

By: colin_140

colin_140 — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 01:27:25 +0000

<<
I need to pass this information on to hubby’s cousin. Her 17 year old
daughter is
on an insulin pump. Her mom told me about a situation that happened about
6-8
months ago when her daughter was playing in a volleyball game about 2 hours
away
from home. During the game her infusion set came out. She didn’t know
about it
until after the game. She had to go home immediately and miss the
activities with
her teammates after the game. If she had had a syringe or two with her
maybe she
would have been able to enjoy the rest of her evening without jeopardizing
her

health.

Connie >>
Hi Connie: one thing a pumper learns is just like the boyscout motto -
always be prepared.
carrying an extra infusion set, preps, syringe , the usual stuff we use.
Along with an extra set of batteries, we can definitely not miss the fun!!!
Joan:)))

By: Olin Ok

Olin Ok — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 21:08:43 +0000

I have had only one experience with this problem, and was only out for 24 hours
waiting for a replacement pump from Minimed. In that case, I obtained some
Lente and used it to cover the basal needs and used Humilog for direct
injections. Worked just fine.

Now, on any long trip or when away from alternate resources, I always carry a
few syringes and some Lente for backup.

David

By: Randolph Fawn

Randolph Fawn — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 08:47:57 +0000

> If she had had a syringe or two with her maybe she would have been able to
enjoy the rest of her evening without jeopardizing her health. Connie >

Just keep on top of things with tests. Figure the amount of basal plus the
correction rate and carb:insulin ration. (~_^)
Jan

By: Bert Gould

Bert Gould — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 18:25:58 +0000

J Hughey wrote:

I need to pass this information on to hubby’s cousin. Her 17 year old daughter
is
on an insulin pump. Her mom told me about a situation that happened about 6-8
months ago when her daughter was playing in a volleyball game about 2 hours away
from home. During the game her infusion set came out. She didn’t know about it
until after the game. She had to go home immediately and miss the activities
with
her teammates after the game. If she had had a syringe or two with her maybe
she
would have been able to enjoy the rest of her evening without jeopardizing her
health.

Connie