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This week’s question comes from Rafael. He is interested in getting an insulin pump. He’s wondering how does one sleep with the pump and what to do with the pump while you are taking a shower.
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dLifedotcomhttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/dlifedotcomEducationHistory, of, InsulinNovo Story of Insulin 3.mov
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ok insulin pump post a bvideo response with your questions about it or just showing you have one. by the way i live in britain so i am the 1 in 1000 who has an insulin pump!
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Insulin Pump Infusion Set Site Change
Changing the infusion set for my Minimed insulin pump. The quick and short video about inserting and selecting a location. I’ve had type 1 diabetes for about 16 years now and have been using the pump for the last 5 years.
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This is a brief overview of 1/2cc & 1 cc syringes and Insulin Pens. Go to http://1happydiabetic.com/ for more!
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Have you ever wondered why you can’t lose weight? It could be because of your insulin levels. In this video I reveal how insulin stops you losing weight and how you can overcome it and suddenly be able to lose weight quickly and easily. For more information please visit my blog at www.healthyremedies.com.au/_blog/fast_healthy_weight_loss
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How to deliver a super bolus on a Minimed 512 insulin pump. More about the super bolus at http://tinyurl.com/3nq4p.
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Dr John B. Buse, MD, PhD, discusses the importance of visceral fat in the patient with type 2 diabetes. An excerpt from a CME activity available at PPSCME.org.
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In a recent article, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) highlighted several potential safety problems when hospitals switch from multiple dose vials of insulin to insulin pens.
ISMP points out that there are certain safety advantages in using the pens. For example, the pens may reduce the chance of drug mix-ups, since each pen is pre-labeled with product name and strength, and the patient’s name can be on the label as well. But ISMP also notes a number of potential safety problems to watch out for when hospitals switch to pens.
One possible problem is needlestick injuries, which could happen because the pen may make it difficult to see the injection site. Also, some needles do not have needle guards, so a needlestick can occur after the injection.
Another difficulty is that part of the insulin in the pen may not be delivered. This can happen because the buttons on some pens are difficult to push down, making it easy to accidentally lift the needle out of the skin during the injection. There can also be leakage around the injection site if the needle is not left in place for at least six seconds after the injection. In addition, uneven dosing of an insulin suspension can occur if the user fails to tip and roll the pen before the injection, causing the suspension to clump.
Sometimes nurses unfamiliar with a particular type of pen will use it as a multiple-dose vial, withdrawing insulin from the pen cartridge with a sterile needle and a conventional insulin syringe. This is not recommended, because aspirating insulin from the cartridge can leave air pockets. When the cartridge is used again, these air pockets can cause dosing errors or air injection.
Another problem is using the same pen for multiple patients, which is potentially hazardous. Attaching a new sterile needle to the pen before using it on another patient cannot solve the problem. That’s because the insulin inside the pen’s cartridge can become contaminated with biological material after the first injection, while the original needle is still on the pen.
Finally, the design of some pens can lead to dosing errors. For example, in some cases the digital display of the dose can be mis-read if a person holds the pen upside down, as a left-hander might do. In that case, a dose of 21 units looks like 12.
How can these problems be avoided? ISMP says that the key is to prepare for the transition to pens. That means understanding and anticipating the risks beforehand, doing a failure mode and effects analysis, educating the staff about using the pens properly, and closely monitoring their use for the first few months of the transition. ISMP recommends that written guidelines be developed for each type of pen used in the hospital, with specific instructions on handling the pens safely, injection techniques, and prohibitions on sharing pens or using them as multiple dose vials.
FDA Patient Safety News: August 2008
For more information, please see our website:
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/psn/transcript.cfm?show=78#5
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How to prepare an insulin syringe to inject your diabetic cat. Dr. Mike educates you on the different types of insulin syringes, how to fill the syringe, and the precautions to take to make sure your cat is getting the correct dose of insulin.
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This shocking story may save your life....
I Turned My Husband Into A Human Guinea Pig…
And Banished His Diabetes For Good!
After champagne and wedding cake, my diabetic husband crashed
to the floor. As the ambulance pulled away, I made up my mind to
wage war on diabetes.
Only after years of research am I now making my findings
available. And you won’t believe what I’ve uncovered…
“Somebody Call An Ambulance!”
Even though diabetes ran in my family, I’d never given it much thought. Both my grandmother and my cousin had diabetes… but the disease had never hit home for me.
But that all changed on my wedding night. I knew my husband had diabetes, but I didn’t realize how serious the disease could be.
Until I Watched His Eyes Roll Up Into The Back Of His Head
On the most important night of my life, my husband crashed to the floor. Turns out, he had a bit too much cake and champagne and that caused his glucose levels to spike.
I learned a LOT about diabetes that night… but diabetes was about to learn a lot about ME in the coming years.
Hell Hath No Fury Like A Woman Scorned…