3/4 Sara AMPS~160

[jan and Hep and sara (GA)]

Morning,

WCR Sara is doing well, and to no surprise, laying on her bathroom rug. She loves that spot. I'm wondering if some of her higher #'s are to do with my problem of air bubbles? I don't remember having this much of a problem when she was on more. Does anybody know where that thread would be [I read one on the old board] re air bubbles. If there is air bubbles in the syringe than I don't think shes getting the amount of insulin thats shes supose to. A drop makes a big difference sometimes.

My syringes are from Walmart and sometimes measuring a dose between the line [0.75] the plunger would spring forward past the dose when I was trying to put just a little pressure on it. So I started moving the plunger back and forth before drawing insulin into it to loosen it up. I push it all the way back in but do you think I'm bringing unwanted air into the syringe this way?


I'm off to tbp.

Have a great day everybody.

jan and sara

viewtopic.php?f=9&t=7954
yesterdays thread

 

[JaniceandSpike]

I do think the tinyest drop can make a difference. Look how we use the skinny and the fat. I use monoject needles that I buy two at a time from hocks. I rarely have a problem with bubbles. I can send you a few to try if you want.

 

[Dyana]

I opened a new bag (of 10) ReliOn syringes from WalMart and noticed that the first black line was almost at the top of the syringe, and in the last bag I used, the first black line was a lot? further down from the top of the syringe. So besides bubbles, I think these syringes can vary a little. I was wondering how much of a difference that was making in my 0.10 and 0.20 of R that I try to measure.

Have a good day, and hope tbp goes quickly for you.

 

[jan and Hep and sara (GA)]

Re: 3/4 Sara PMPS~144

Thanks for your input Janice and Dyana. I'm going to try the monoject. And Dyana I never even looked that closley at the markings but I'm sure your on to something.

 

[Libby and Lucy]

it's looking to me like Sara is ready for that dosecrease, whenever you're ready to do it. :mrgreen:

There's a great thread on the backup board about bubbles: http://lalalalantus.yuku.com/topic/471

Come on down a little bit, Sara, let's get back to where you used to be!

 

[jan and Hep and sara (GA)]

Re: 3/4 Sara PM+2~121

Thanks for the bubble thread Libby :smile: I would like to see her #'s back to where they used to be also.

 

[Nina and KB]

I use the Relion syringes for R and I think they have improved since they changed the packaging, but I do struggle with bubbles.

I think working the plunger first loosens it. If you slowly turn left or right when trying to work with small changes that may work better than up/down.