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Has your pump ever overheated while in hot temperatures or in the sun? Share how it impacted your blood glucose levels and how you handled the situation in the comments!
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Has become hot in my pocket. Not sure how bg may have been impacted.
Earlier pumps have overheated even after i hid them in towels. In those days I always carried syringes to do needed boluses and sometimes changed the insulin out in the pump.
Use an omni pod. Don’t leave the remote in the car for a long time or anywhere I’m not so no overheating.
It has overheated while at the beach. I always carry syringes though. I put it in a ziploc and put it in the cooler on and off now.
I live in Alaska;) I worry more about my pump in the winter.
Not that I know of. However, with this unaccustomed heat in the PNW, my bg’s are not behaving well.
other: maybe, but so long ago I dont remember.
We had record breaking temps a week ago in AZ and I was out and about in 108-110 and my sites stoped working well. Think my insulin got fried.
Wet cloth is an easy fix as well as shade. The evaporation will cool it down.
I had a Medtronic pump overheat and start pumping. I had to yank the site. Medtronic did not believe me. It happened with a second pump. I switched to an Animas pump and never had that problem.
Don’t use a pump, use MDI
I am aware of my pump when I am outdoors. I move it if it’s in the sun, even in the car.
Never until last week while working in my garden during a heat wave. Kept occluding and stopped delivering insulin. I called Tandem to trouble shoot the problem and after going through several checks and balances the technician and I reached the conclusion that the dysfunction was due to the extreme heat. Henceforth, I shall avoid working in the garden when it is scorching hot outside – or if I must garden in the heat, then I will take the pump off and leave it inside and keep an eye on my cgm receiver.
My pump has not overheated, but my body is not good in warm weather and I don’t spend much if any time outside when that blazing ball of fire makes my internal thermostat misfunction.
My insulin has overheated and needed to be replaced due to picking it up too early during a shopping trip.
I had to take ice at a music festival as my Medtronic 730 was very hot to the touch. Functionally I think it was okay but had some noticeable impact to the quality of insulin in the pump until I could change it.
MY PUMP OVERHEATED AND NEEDED TO REPLACEd
My pump has never over-heated, that I’m aware of, so never have experienced a problem.
I’ve only been pumping for 5.5 years. No I have never had my pump get overheated with the temperature.
My actual pump did not overheat but the insulin inside the reservoir did. I ended up taking an MDI to lower my blood sugar levels and replaced the insulin within the pump including the tubing.
Tandem T slim x2 warns you when it gets too warm. I take the warning seriously and go back into the AC. That prevents any BG issues.