Super strength insulin!

[Hanmillmum]

Hi all, is it possible that this new vile we have opened is extra potent ? Seems too coincidental and can't put the poor bairn running low down to any thing else
Changed pump reservoir yesterday and low ever since!

 

[trophywench]

Anything is possible of course, but have you considered the weather? - I expect you have, Grandma, eggs, sucking thereof etc - my BG's all over the place - again, wish the ruddy weather would make it's mind up ....

 

[Hanmillmum]

Weather mild at best up here at the mo, can't really put it down to anything other than this so just wondered if any one else ever suspected anything similar.

 

[lizabetic]

Hate to put a downer on it as its sort of a good thing (I prefer lows to highs!) but is it possible your child (?) is coming down with something? I find that I get a lot of hypos or stay relatively low right before i'm ill... I guess because my bodies trying to fight it off? Also happens when I get the flu jab, just a theory - makes sense to me 🙂

 

[Hanmillmum]

Oh dear, hope not, will have to wait and see !

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Possible change in basal need? (mine goes up and down by a unit or so every now and again). If my basal is 1u too high over the 24 hours I end up fighting hypos right left and centre.

 

[Ellie Jones]

I assume that when you changed your cartridge you also changed your infusion site.. So it could be purely down to how the new site is adosrbing the insulin, doing it a lot quicker..

Very similar to if bg rises before a infusion set change, as the area's ability to adsorb insulin deteroriates over a period of time..

Another cause is that due to it being a bit warmer and depending how quick you use insulin in your cartridge, there's a possiblity that the insulin in the cartridge has gone off a little bit, so not quick as effective... Something I personally don't experience and for me it takes 3+ weeks to use a whole cartridge.. But others find that it does..

It've very unlikely to do with the potiency of the new insulin vile, but more to do with the above or just a pure insulin need change,

 

[Hanmillmum]

Hi, you are right ( I think ) about the site, that's what I have put it down to now. I change the whole lot every 3 days, insulin and cannula, changed this morning again and seem to be back to normal so far with readings. 🙂 Thanks for the replies!

 

[trophywench]

If you note this happening again, have a word with DSN because I have to change my site every 2 days else I get the same thing, ie the site goes 'off' ....admittedly I've been sticking needles in meself a helluva long time, but then I have a much bigger body, don't I?