Fun and games this morning. Normally I’m using Inset infusion sets on my YpsoPump, but decided last night to test out an Orbit Micro 2.0 again.
It’s a Saturday and I woke around 9:00. Padded off to the bathroom, came back, and was wondering what was going on. What on earth was I doing above 10 and steadily climbing?
So can you guess at what time the tubing became disconnected from the site?
I was wearing my pump in a running belt and somehow it became disconnected and the tubing was hanging loose. But because I don’t have to carry the pump when I get up (and because I’ve never had an Inset disconnect) I didn’t immediately notice.
We get used to the way the gear we use behaves. I do think it’s not a bad idea to change things up every now and then to see if there’s a different setup that works better for us. Even if something doesn’t go right, it’s usually a learning experience.
I’ve used all the Ypso sets and would be confident using any of them in a shortage. For reference I’ve been pumping since 2010 and mainly YpsoPumping since 2019. In this case the initial result wasn’t great, but it has reminded me to keep a closer eye on the connection (including rotating it after attachment to ensure it’s on). I had remembered how to effectively heat-activate the adhesive.
After reconnecting, luckily my AID system allowed me to delete the treatment records after 7:00 so it didn’t think I had all that missing insulin in play. The CGM continued to go up for a little while as the system threw lots of insulin at it, but then it turned rapidly. In the end I must say it “stuck the landing” nicely. I was meanwhile getting on with my day.
I’ve usually taken Orbit Soft sets off after 2 days or I tend to get the little raised “nipples”. I realised this after one time letting a Micro (the original version) run to 3 days and getting the same effect.
I’m planning to run this Micro 2.0 (and maybe the next site) out to 3 days (even though it’s supposed to be changed at 2) to see if I have a different reaction to the 2.0 materials. Then I’ll probably go back to my regular Insets.