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Adhere to Me
I use an insulin pump. The insulin is delivered into my system subcutaneously from the pump through a couple dozen inches of surgical tubing, then finally through a cannula that pokes a few millimeters into my skin. For nonpumpers out there who aren’t familiar with what I’m talking about, Smiths Medical (while they still support diabetes supplies for another few years) has a 12-step series of photos online that will enlighten you as to how this stuff looks —my stuff, at least, since I use the Cleo Infusion Set…
Syringe Recall; Mediterranean Diet May Delay Need for Drugs
Qualitest Pharmaceuticals has voluntarily issued a nationwide recall of Accusure Insulin Syringes due to the possibility of the needles detaching from the syringes. Were such detachment to occur while a syringe was being used, it could cause the needle to become stuck in an insulin vial, to push back into the barrel, or to remain in the skin after an injection…
Product Discontinuations
Recent weeks have brought word about several diabetes products that are scheduled to be discontinued within the next year…
When Good Insulin Pumps Go Bad (Part 3)
OK, this is the last installment in my three-part series on my insulin pump biting the dust. If you’ve made it to this week’s blog without having read my previous two entries, you can grab some much-needed context by reading part 1 and part 2…
When Good Insulin Pumps Go Bad (Part 2)
Last week I was telling you about my insulin pump and some strange behaviors it had been exhibiting. In short, it was shorting out, or it was powering down and then powering up with no help from me. On both that Friday and that Saturday night I was treated to the insulin pump boot-up process, and I didn’t know why…
When Good Insulin Pumps Go Bad (Part 1)
In May I blogged about the Smiths Medical Deltec Cozmo insulin pump recall. OK, it wasn’t a mandatory send-it-back-or-else recall. I mean, my insulin pump wasn’t going to malfunction and send me into a hypoglycemic episode or anything like that. However, as you know if you read that blog post, I opted to get the replacement pump…
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