With insulin pumps there are components we need to regularly replace. We need to put in a new infusion set (or at least site) every 2-3 days, and we also need to replace the insulin reservoir with a fresh one when it empties. But how much “stuff” we need to carry to complete this can …
Recently it was time to change my pump reservoir, and I realised I’d set a new personal record. The insulin had been in my Accu-Chek Combo pump for 8.5 days! The reservoir in my pump can hold 3.15 ml of insulin. Currently I usually fill it with between 300-305U of Humalog from a pen cartridge. …
We’re getting well into Summer here in Australia, and the question of how to keep our insulin safe in the heat keeps coming up. All the manufacturers will tell us are the storage requirements listed in the official drug approvals. Legally they would find it hard to recommend anything outside that without first going through …