I am still pretty new to the pump. I use Animas . I enjoy it very much. I started it in November . Everything was going fine at first…I had some high sugars but they said they wanted it this way to fix the low sugars I was always having…and not even noticing I was low anymore. Other then the few highs now and then things were going great. Dec 30th I realized I had not changed my site and was suppose to do it the day before. So I changed it a couple hours before bed. My sugar was a little high before I went to bed but I thought it was just another high. I woke up in the morning and I couldn’t get out of bed…I was vommiting …I couldn’t move my arms…I had no idea what was happening. I checked my sugar and it was 25.5…and rising…I went straight to emergancy. My pump felt fine…I thought it was fine…but it turns out it was bent and did not go through the skin. I was in the hospital for 7 days. I yelled Happy New Years from my hospital bed in the I.C.U
That was the biggest scare I have ever had with my diabetes. I always make sure to change the site in the morning’s now so I can check my sugars after. It was a mistake I will never make again.
After that happened alot of people were telling me to maybe forget the pump and go back to the 4 shots a day. I refused because I believe that this is the best way to go 
I hope I am right
Things have been fine ever since. I still have ALOT to learn about the pump. How long does it normaly take to understand it fully, and are able to use it to it’s full ability?
Pumping for almost 9 years and I am still learning …one of the reasons I have had the opportunities to upgrade my pumps regularly , then came CGMS , then came TUDIABETES and my willingness to learn ( even if it is slowly ) …now almost getting the hang of blogging, next twitter, next Face book etc. etc. etc. …a never ending time in my life ( almost 69 years of age. ) .I do as Danny does, always carry a bottle of insulin and a needle with me .
Glad to read, you continue to be a pumper and that you are FINE .
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Also one of the prime rules I was taught, and I’ve been pumping since my teens - “NEVER change your site before bed”. I always do mine first thing in the morning so I have all my waking hours to tend to a possible site issue.
I’m glad you are doing much better. I went away from pumping for approximately 3 months. I will say that 3 months back on MDI was pure hell. I’m very glad I decided to go back to pumping.
I (and many others in this community) highly recommend the book Pumping Insulin by John Walsh. Have you read that yet?
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Christine - Looks like you know how to handle a scary lesson and move on from it and I’m glad to hear it. I’ve been pumping since 1990 - and I’ve had a bent cannual or two! This is just one of the things you’ll deal with but it’s not worth giving up your pump for. It doesn’t take long to fully understand your pumps ability if you are willing to trial and error and keep excellent records on your experiences. The books folks suggested are excellent and I even recommend a class if you can get into one. When I started pumping, you HAD to go to an in hospital training for three days - they made sure you knew everything. Pumps back then did not have all of the capabilities they have today, so we will ALWAYS have to be willing to learn new things. Keep pumpling, and take care - I think you are right to keep your pump!