1) Surprise
Oh. Look. A 530.
Where did that come from? I
better bolus him for it. La La Laaaa.
2) Hope
Oh. Look. He’s 513 a half hour later. Maybe it’s working. La Dee Dah Daaaa.
3) Denial
Oh. Still 513. He probably has ketones and needs more
insulin. Ta dah!
4) Rage bolus
CRAP!!!!! Throw all
the insulin at him! BLARGH!
5) Tentative rip off
Oh. He is back up to
530, (like he ever left there?) and nothing is working. I will slowly, carefully peel off his set and
hope there is evidence of some kind that the set is kinked, or blocked. (Hint: There rarely is evidence.) Pfftt.
Eventually, after all the stages, the set is changed.
It is always the right thing.
I don’t know why I make it so hard.
OK, I'LL DO IT! Chasing a high that is beyond stubborn and has made it to strong-willed. Also implementing the summer basals and pushing the water like it's my job.
ReplyDeleteRight there with you... there is rarely evidence. Funny pics!
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome. :)
ReplyDeleteWow. I'm glad it's not just me. I never know when to throw in the towel and change the site. I'm a novice D Mom though and I just had an appointment with the nurse practitioner to help troubleshoot highs and figure out when to change the site. I always want to try one more bolus first. The thing is my daughters highs come down a little so I don't know if its the site or just not enough insulin. So frustrating. Truthfully I just don't know what the heck I'm doing : )
ReplyDeleteI love that Hermione pic the best. That's me.... Saying "what the what!!!!"
Great description of the process! I hate to change out sites b/c 1) it's a pain 2) wasted supplies 3) daughter hates more pokes 4) what if it's something else? Oh, the what if's of life. :)
ReplyDeleteI have tried and tried and tried to learn that an infusion set comes with approximately a tampon-level of commitment. It is not a permanent buddy. But I always want to give a set a zillion extra chances to work. Why is this like this? So hard to remember to just change the thing.
ReplyDeleteThis is a fantastic post. It is helping me learn.
Omygosh...this response just cracked me up so hard. Tears rolling down my face cracked up. Thank you. I needed that like you would not believe. Tampon-level of commitment is going into my D vocab!!!
DeleteI think our first endo actually made it a rule: if you do a correction and don't see an improvement within two hours, correct with a syringe and change the site.
ReplyDeleteI love rules.
This is like the ONLY rule I was ever handed.
Impossible to follow.
Oh yes, I do it too. I'm always always convinced it's something other than the site.
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