This isn’t fun!
Oh boy,
I know you guys haven’t gone through this before. (or at least think)
Ok last night my pump desided that everytime I would press any press button
it would restart.. (the way it does when you put in new batteries). So I
call the 1 800 help line and go through everything. And then she says well
your going to have to leave the batteries out over night and if its not
working tomarrow morning (this morning) they are going to have to send me a
new one. So from 6 o’clock last night, every 2 hrs I had to test and every 3
hrs I have to do a shot (for my basal, because i have no long acting
insulin.
Oh my this hasn’t been a fun night. ^-^ I’ll keep you guys posted on like if
my pump desides to work.. Or not 
God Bless
Sheena Ratz (Pennsylvania)
January 20th, 2007 at 9:48 am
If you inject Regular insulin instead you can stretch out the timing to 4-5
hours between and use Humalog for boluses. (~_^)
January 20th, 2007 at 12:08 pm
Hey,
I called this morning, pump still not working right.
Aren’t I funny?
so they are going to send me a new one tomarrow morning.
It was my choice to use the humalog.. I didn’t think that many shots would
bother me all that much.
I can’t wait till Pumpy 2 shows up. ^_^
Sheena Ratz
January 21st, 2007 at 12:39 am
I was going to suggest Sheena no matter what happened ot demand a new
pump, the only problem is that they will send you a refurbished pump
around the same age as yours, so you have to make a decision whether
to keep the one they are sending you or get your old one back after
the repair.
Frank
January 21st, 2007 at 6:49 pm
Sheena,
Sorry to hear about your night! I hope that things get better for you soon!
This will probably be the longest 24 hours of your life. I hope your day
gets better and by the way it was nice meeting you the other week at the
support group in Hershey. sorry that we didn’t get to talk more. Have a
great one! Chera
January 21st, 2007 at 8:38 pm
Frank,
Yes thats what they said.. which do U sugest I do.. keep the loaner or get
mine back when its ok again?
Sheena Ratz
January 22nd, 2007 at 8:09 am
Sorry, but this has happened to me LOL. It happened to me just two months
after my 507c went off warranty. I ended up needing a new pump so got the
508. I know exactly about doing the shots and testing. No fun. Hang in
there. Love, Jeana Ü
—– Original Message —–
January 22nd, 2007 at 4:25 pm
A similar thing happened to me several years ago when
the internal battery in my pump died….I had gone to
the beach with friends for the first time w/o my
parents–I felt so independent. Of course, I wasn’t
as responsible then (I was in that denial stage), and
didn’t take syringes or even extra insulin with me.
My parents had to drive 3 1/2 hours just to bring
supplies to me. That feeling of independence was
short lived! What a slap in the face!
Sheena, maybe having this happen was meant to *remind*
Good luck & thank goodness for Fed
you of the advantages/positives/convenience that the
pump brings you
Ex!!!
Sarah
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:02 am
Shenna,
I also kept the refurbished one (507) and this worked out just fine. Much
easier than waiting forever for the old one back, and I cannot tell the
difference…
David
January 23rd, 2007 at 7:05 pm
> Shenna,
> I also kept the refurbished one (507) and this worked out just fine. Much
easier than waiting forever for the old one back, and I cannot tell the
difference…
>
> David
Some of us weren’t that lucky! I had to tun in my 506 or be charged $495.00.
However, my 506 is the one that was dead after 6 years. When my 507C
malfunctioned I had to return it, too. So when a pump dies, you do what Sheena
is doing. (~_^)
January 24th, 2007 at 4:10 am
I cracked my lcd display and had to get a replacement. I chose to keep the pump
that MM sent me and I haven’t had any problems. I also have a friend using a 508
and his got zapped by static. he also chose to keep the replacement and hasn’t
had any more problems. But keep in mind that My friend and I has been pumping
less than 8 months each.
Frank,
Yes thats what they said.. which do U sugest I do.. keep the loaner or get
mine back when its ok again?
Sheena Ratz
January 24th, 2007 at 9:55 am
The first time I decided to get mine back, when I received via the post
office it was sitting outside in front of my house, Minimed sent a 6
thousand dollar pump that I did not have to sign for, not to smart, They
told me I had a week or so to return the loaner, so I figured I may as well
use the full week to make sure my original pump was functioning properly.
The first night I woke up at 4 am feeling pretty crappy, I could not move so
I continued to sleep, forced myself up at 8 am and noticed there was no
delivery but the alarms never went off. So the moral of the story if you
decide to keep yours make sure it is working okay before you return the
loaner. Obviously I kept the loaner pump and returned mine after calling
Minimed.
January 26th, 2007 at 8:12 am
Frank,
I find this amazing!
Every pump exchange or delivery of supplies from Minimed has been via FedEx
without my asking. What did you do to deserve that?
David
January 29th, 2007 at 11:51 am
Yeah I could have said I never got it but I could never live with myself if
I did something like that. It could have been an error by the person who
shipped it and it could have cost them their job. Then again when you return
the pump they told me to take out the batteries and put it in the postage
paid box. I’m sure they are insured.
January 31st, 2007 at 6:50 pm
<< So from 6 o’clock last night, every 2 hrs I had to test and every 3
hrs I have to do a shot (for my basal, because i have no long acting
insulin.
>>
I was always wondering what I would do if my pump malfunctioned and I was w/o
one for a couple of days. How did you know what to do? Did you call your
doctor? How did you know how much insulin to take? I hope all works out for
you? Chrissy
February 1st, 2007 at 8:36 am
Ahhh, Its good to be alive, AND BACK ON THE PUMP!
That was not fun at all. I’ll tell ya!
I got my pump in the mail this morning around 9:30 and now I am back on
im soo happy. And I think even more greatful that I have the pump. I think I
am going to keep the one I got in the mail. ^-^
Yes after I got off the phone with minimed they told me I should call my
doctor, so my doctor and I figured out all the insuiln I should do. It all
worked out for the most part.. not as great as the pump (but hey what is?).
Its weird how much we take that lil box for granted, U never know when one
day U go to push (sel) and it restarts will happen, or anything else that
happens to it.
I surived mm508 withdraw.
Sheena Ratz
February 1st, 2007 at 9:07 pm
<<<I was always wondering what I would do if my pump malfunctioned >>>>
Maybe it is best to discuss it with your educator in the event it does
happen, it is good to have a Plan B just in case.
I have been putting off going off the pump for a while now and I just
received some new sets from Disetronic, I’m going to give them a try before
making a decision to go off the pump for a few months. My sites have not
been great lately, it is hit or miss. I sat down with the educator to map
out a plan to use Lantus instead of the pump. I’m dreading the switch but
for the long term it may do my body good.
Frank
February 2nd, 2007 at 12:52 pm
Never had that problem, I have 2 H-Tron’s if one fails (which it never has)
switch to the other…
fp
February 2nd, 2007 at 10:13 pm
Chrissy, this should have been covered in your pump training. Ask your Dr. or
CDE.
Patrick
February 7th, 2007 at 12:23 pm
Sheena,
In almost 20 yrs. of pumping, I have never had one stop and had to get a
loaner. I sure hope it never happens. Glad you got your 508 back on.
Gail
>Ahhh, Its good to be alive, AND BACK ON THE PUMP!
>
>T
February 11th, 2007 at 10:07 am
.> Marj; Mike; and "Ace, the PP" (portable pancreas) wrote:
It surprises me that an endo would encourage going back to using N. I wouldn’t
that long-acting, unpredictable insulin in my system again. It can overlap
onto the day you go back to pumping. I’d prefer the Regular/Velosulin every
4-5 hrs. with Humalog boluses. That’s my humble opinion which I highly
respect. (~_^)
February 11th, 2007 at 10:28 pm
I have two backup schemes; first fall back on my old 506 which is awaiting use
in the standby mode, with the basal rate set to zero to conserve battery power,
or second, use two shots of Lente (about 9.6 units twice a day, which sort of
matches my basal rate) and use Humilog according to the carb rules. Worked
fine the two times I did this….
Incidentally, Minimed says that when I upgrade to the 508 I can keep the 507, so
I will have two backup pumps….
David
February 12th, 2007 at 10:30 am
Oh, yeah - now I recall (Hillary Syndrome) (vbg>
Jan (~_^)
February 20th, 2007 at 1:35 pm
Hi Gang: thought you might like to check out the info….Joan:)
The discussions about whether aspirin blocks Ace inhibitors continue. The
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine www.ccjm.org has a nice review in the
June issue.
His cautious conclusion acknowledges that aspirin does interfere with ACE
inhibitors but that if you stay below 100 mg/day you are ok.
My concern is that it is easy to watch blood pressure to see if there is
interference but it is not easy to watch for problems of kidney
failure. Now that we have l-arginine to prevent heart disease and stroke,
we do not need aspirin.
Dr. Joe, The Diabetes Doctor
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