When travelling I used to take insulin containers (vials/cartridges) plus pump reservoirs, and fill them as needed. The YpsoPump has changed my habits. Its glass “PumpCart”-format reservoirs are glass, and approved for holding insulin a lot longer than the plastic reservoirs of other pumps. In some countries NovoRapid and Fiasp are sold in pre-filled PumpCart …
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I have written in the past about how I fill my pump with insulin and usually run it until it’s empty. I do of course change the cannula regularly. For some time now I’ve been wearing my YpsoPump OPN in a “running belt”. The photo here shows one stretched to hold a large phone, but …
I’m soon going to be heading off on a short trip away from home and so of course I’ve been updating my travel backup procedures. I’ve written about “Travel planning with diabetes” back in 2018, but some things in my gear have changed. Actually it feels a little bit strange, as with COVID/etc the last …
We see various insulin pumps described as “waterproof”. But what does it actually mean? Personally I’m interested in how “life-proof” my devices are. That covers multiple aspects including: Water- and dust-proof. Things get dusty in the desert (especially if I fall over or commando-crawl while tracking some wildlife with my cameras). When working on small …
It’s summer again, and many people are concerned about carrying their insulin safely in the heat. And again we see people online sharing tips and tricks. In this case there’s a common story of recommending “yoghurt pack coolers” for carrying insulin pens. But I’m here telling you this is really dangerous! You run a huge …
I use a lot of technology in my day-to-day life, but it’s concerning how much of it is not as robust as I would like. For example many of the tools we use assume that we will always have an Internet connection. But even today that assumption is not always true. To some people “no …