Canula bleeder. Embarrassing

[Amberzak]

so I decided to change the canula again because I just couldn't get my sugars down (and when I gave myself insulin it was very painful).

I decided to sneakily do it in class under the table. No problem. Until I pulled the old canula out. It had hooked (so that was why my sugars didn't go back down) but it bleed everywhere. And of course it being mixed with insulin, it was incredibly runny.

I didn't have a tissue so I ended up trying to sneak out of class while holding the place in my belly where the blood was coming out. One of my classmates did ask if I was okay.

So embarrassing.

 

[SB2015]

Hi Amberzak

Yup embarrassing it is. I had a bleeder at Tate Modern and no tissues. It is amazing how quickly your hand fills up and overflows and a mess is made!!!

I was having a winge about some of the inconveniences of D and I now have a stock of small spot plasters (Tiger) in my test kit for just such eventualities. This along with a nail file, pump settings, a £10 note, contact numbers, glasses cleaning wipe and a blister plaster. If I have to carry it with me all the time I might as well use it to carry anything else I want with me!!

 

[Amberzak]

The £10 is a really good idea. Means you always have money on you if you have a hypo. Think I'm going to do that.

 

[HOBIE]

Because I am normally working on a building site it has its advantages. A bit blood is normal 🙂. Hope it was not to bad

 

[Copepod]

I doubt that a spot plaster would contain blood from more than a tiny break in skin.

 

[trophywench]

Despite gushing initially the trick is to apply maximum pressure very quickly, for long enough - very like what they make you do after the vampire takes the needle out of your arm for blood tests at hosp or doctors.

 

[HOBIE]

Being a Sparkie, I always have eleckie tape in my tool box. Gets me out of all sorts of bother. Believe it or not gripper rods for carpets is painful when you lean on them 😱

 

[SB2015]

Has anyone else been stupid enough to come in from the garden or work with a cut, decide you need to check BG and still prick your finger out of habit, when you have a neighbouring finger drippping in blood!!

 

[Ljc]

Has anyone else been stupid enough to come in from the garden or work with a cut, decide you need to check BG and still prick your finger out of habit, when you have a neighbouring finger drippping in blood!!

You didn't did you