Re: [IP] Help! air bubbles in Inset Infusion Sets
I don't know how you go about loading the insulin into your cartridge, but I
can tell you what I do. I'm very careful to draw more insulin into the
cartridge that I need and then, since I've found it works better for me, I
simply use my ball point pen to tap on the cartridge beginning near the
bottom and working my way to the top. Then I release insulin back into the
bottle until I see no more bubbles. Sometimes I will do that a couple of
times to be certain. After than, when I fill the tubing, I look carefully to
be certain that the tube appears clear (as it will if there are no bubbles
at any point) from end to end before attaching it. That seems to work for
me, as we have not had any problem with bubbles. Okay, now I am knowing on
every piece of wood around!!!
Chuck H. email @ redacted
>
> Tonight I saw what looked like several very large air bubbles in the inset
> tubing so I believe that's the cause of our problems. My son loves the
insets
> and so do I so I'm very disappointed. I don't want to stop using them. I'm
> hoping this is a technique problem and someone can help me. I changed the
> infusion set, same problem happened. I use room temperature insulin when
> filling the cartridge, all the connections are tight, and there are no air
> bubbles in the cartridge that I can see, but still there are large air
bubbles
> in the tubing. If someone has an idea on how to solve this problem I would
be
> forever indebted. These are the first infusion sets my son won't cry over
when
> they're inserted. They've really helped reduce my stress level and I don't
> want to have to stop using them.
>
> Lisa
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