Drina Nicole Jewell – T1D Exchange

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- 8 months, 1 week ago
  
  James Cheairs has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you use an insulin pump, when changing your pump site, do your blood glucose (BG) levels rise afterwards? If so, please share in the comments if you take any steps to adjust for the rise when changing your site.
  With the release of DIY Loop 3.0, I can customize how much insulin is injected as part of the Omnipod pod change.
- 8 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  Andrea Hultman has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you use an insulin pump, when changing your pump site, do your blood glucose (BG) levels rise afterwards? If so, please share in the comments if you take any steps to adjust for the rise when changing your site.
  Usually experience a decline in sensor glucose after a site change. If it rises, that most often indicates a bad site, and lo and behold, a bent cannula.
- 8 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  Katie Craft has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you use an insulin pump, when changing your pump site, do your blood glucose (BG) levels rise afterwards? If so, please share in the comments if you take any steps to adjust for the rise when changing your site.
  I always experience a rise after a site change, and have started using Afrezza inhaled insulin to combat this once my bg reaches 200 after a site change. Brings it right down. Cannot take it before reaching 200 or I go low.
- 9 months ago
  
  Leona Hanson has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you use an insulin pump, when changing your pump site, do your blood glucose (BG) levels rise afterwards? If so, please share in the comments if you take any steps to adjust for the rise when changing your site.
  I've never noticed a big rose when changing my tubing it takes me only maybe 2 min. To change my tubing really not much of aa rise there is
- 9 months ago
  
  ChrisW has commented in the same post you commented in :
  How useful is the A1c measurement to you as a tool for assessing your T1D management and making changes to your routine?
  A1C is an indicator of an indicator of blood glucose over time. Just because the only tool doctors have is a sledge hammer doesn't mean they should use it every time we patients have a screw loose. I look forward to the day when CGM reports completely replace A1C tests for type 1 diabetics.
- 9 months ago
  
  Kristen Clifford has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you use an insulin pump, when changing your pump site, do your blood glucose (BG) levels rise afterwards? If so, please share in the comments if you take any steps to adjust for the rise when changing your site.
  More often, I have a drop in my BGs after changing sites.
- 9 months ago
  
  PamK has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you use an insulin pump, when changing your pump site, do your blood glucose (BG) levels rise afterwards? If so, please share in the comments if you take any steps to adjust for the rise when changing your site.
  I have noticed a slight rise in my blood sugar levels an hour or two after a site change. I adjusted my cannula fill setting from 0.5 to 0.7 units. This seems to take care of it!
- 9 months ago
  
  PamK has commented in the same post you commented in :
  How would you go about finding a new T1D healthcare provider if you moved to a new location? Select all that apply.
  I would also check with my local JDRF/ADA for recommendations!
- 9 months ago
  
  Linda Zottoli has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you use an insulin pump, when changing your pump site, do your blood glucose (BG) levels rise afterwards? If so, please share in the comments if you take any steps to adjust for the rise when changing your site.
  I use 0.8 instead of the directed 0.7 for the cannula fill, and also bolus in the next few minutes -- for food (or occasionally correction), whether I had intended to eat or not (usually I'm changing the site before breakfast, so it isn't an issue). In the past, when I've noticed a problem with a rise after putting in a new set, it's always been when I didn't bolus for a while.
- 9 months ago
  
  C B has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you use an insulin pump, when changing your pump site, do your blood glucose (BG) levels rise afterwards? If so, please share in the comments if you take any steps to adjust for the rise when changing your site.
  I always bolus for a site/pod change to avoid the rise
- 9 months, 1 week ago
  
  Adam Heath has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you use an insulin pump, when changing your pump site, do your blood glucose (BG) levels rise afterwards? If so, please share in the comments if you take any steps to adjust for the rise when changing your site.
  We often give Adam a corrective SQ injection while waiting for the new site to work completely. The endocrinologist suggested trying inhaled insulin for these corrections, saying there would be less risk of rebound lows/stacked doses. Adam has Down syndrome and he is not great with the inhaler despite practice so I’m never sure how much insulin he’s getting. Other suggestions?
- 9 months, 1 week ago
  
  ELYSSE HELLER has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you use an insulin pump, when changing your pump site, do your blood glucose (BG) levels rise afterwards? If so, please share in the comments if you take any steps to adjust for the rise when changing your site.
  I often go low after a pod change, not high.
- 9 months, 1 week ago
  
  George Lovelace has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you use an insulin pump, when changing your pump site, do your blood glucose (BG) levels rise afterwards? If so, please share in the comments if you take any steps to adjust for the rise when changing your site.
  I use a Teflon Cannula Set so instead of the Standard Prime of 0.7 U I always Prime a Full Unit, it all evens out
- 9 months, 1 week ago
  
  Stephen Woodward has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you use an insulin pump, when changing your pump site, do your blood glucose (BG) levels rise afterwards? If so, please share in the comments if you take any steps to adjust for the rise when changing your site.
  Whenever a new site is put in the old site should stay in for a few hours to absorb the insulin, the cannula should be filled, and the site should be primed to get the insulin to start being used as soon as possible. The priming is done to get the infusion site to absorb insulin asap, the insulin needs to break up the clumps, the form that keeps it stable in the vial, and then the insulin comes in contact with more fatty tissue sooner than if no priming is done. Yes it is a hack never taught, and that's a shame. For me for the last 30 yrs I've used 1u to fill my cannula and 1u to prime the site, using soft XC sets. The exact amount will vary from person to person and from site set to site set. This should be taught to everyone who uses a pump, as I was 31 yrs ago.
- 9 months, 1 week ago
  
  csreineke has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you use an insulin pump, when changing your pump site, do your blood glucose (BG) levels rise afterwards? If so, please share in the comments if you take any steps to adjust for the rise when changing your site.
  I set Loop to my custom “site change” override, telling the AID system that I need 130% insulin for 3 hours.
- 9 months, 1 week ago
  
  Becky Hertz has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you use an insulin pump, when changing your pump site, do your blood glucose (BG) levels rise afterwards? If so, please share in the comments if you take any steps to adjust for the rise when changing your site.
  I do that as well. 0.7 u.
- 9 months, 1 week ago
  
  Jeanne McMillan-Olson has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you use an insulin pump, when changing your pump site, do your blood glucose (BG) levels rise afterwards? If so, please share in the comments if you take any steps to adjust for the rise when changing your site.
  Since I have been using my Tandem T slim X2 pump I have rises after site changes. Never noticed this with my older Medtronic Paradigm pump.
- 9 months, 1 week ago
  
  Becky Hertz has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you use an insulin pump, when changing your pump site, do your blood glucose (BG) levels rise afterwards? If so, please share in the comments if you take any steps to adjust for the rise when changing your site.
  Maybe we can talk about leaving the old site in at the next Pump and Sensors zoom call.
- 9 months, 1 week ago
  
  Becky Hertz has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you use an insulin pump, when changing your pump site, do your blood glucose (BG) levels rise afterwards? If so, please share in the comments if you take any steps to adjust for the rise when changing your site.
  My body is not an insulin absorption machine. Usually if there is a rise in bg's after a site change, it's due to a poor site.
- 9 months, 1 week ago
  
  Don (Lucky) Copps has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you use an insulin pump, when changing your pump site, do your blood glucose (BG) levels rise afterwards? If so, please share in the comments if you take any steps to adjust for the rise when changing your site.
  Only when I hit scar tissue.
- 9 months, 1 week ago
  
  Jillmarie61 has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you use an insulin pump, when changing your pump site, do your blood glucose (BG) levels rise afterwards? If so, please share in the comments if you take any steps to adjust for the rise when changing your site.
  I try to bolus before removing the old site/pod to cover me while I’m off. I used to do that when I wore a pump that couldn’t get wet too, but since switching to the OmniPod I no longer need to do that.
- 9 months, 1 week ago
  
  Sherrie Johnson has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you use an insulin pump, when changing your pump site, do your blood glucose (BG) levels rise afterwards? If so, please share in the comments if you take any steps to adjust for the rise when changing your site.
  I answered occasionally but most of the time it goes low that’s why I never change my pump in the evening hours always in the a.m.
- 9 months, 1 week ago
  
  Kayci Marr has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you use an insulin pump, when changing your pump site, do your blood glucose (BG) levels rise afterwards? If so, please share in the comments if you take any steps to adjust for the rise when changing your site.
  I only noticed this occurring this past time. Otherwise, they stay pretty steady, thankfully! :)
- 9 months, 1 week ago
  
  Patricia Kilwein has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you use an insulin pump, when changing your pump site, do your blood glucose (BG) levels rise afterwards? If so, please share in the comments if you take any steps to adjust for the rise when changing your site.
  Sucks on supplies. Sorry was up all night with new sensor issues....
- 9 months, 1 week ago
  
  Patricia Kilwein has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you use an insulin pump, when changing your pump site, do your blood glucose (BG) levels rise afterwards? If so, please share in the comments if you take any steps to adjust for the rise when changing your site.
  Sometimes I have a rise in bg because hitting some scar tissue. It drops after moving it again. Socks on supplies tho.
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