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Chapter 5 – Infusion Site Care and Loading Cartridge
5.4 Filling Tubing
Filling the Infusion Set Tubing
with Insulin
This section describes how to fill the
infusion set tubing with insulin after you
change the cartridge.
To fill the tubing without changing the
cartridge, from the Home Screen tap
OPTIONS, tap Load, tap Fill Tubing and
then follow the instructions. Tap NEW if
you installed a new cartridge. Tap FILL
if you did not install a new cartridge
and want to continue with filling the
tubing.
WARNING
NEVER fill your tubing while your infusion set
is connected to your body. Always ensure that
the infusion set is disconnected from your body
before filling the tubing. Failure to disconnect
your infusion set from your body before filling
the tubing can result in over delivery of insulin.
This can cause serious injury or death from very
low blood glucose.
PRECAUTION
ALWAYS remove all air bubbles before
beginning insulin delivery. Ensure there are no
air bubbles when drawing insulin into the filling
syringe, hold the pump with the white fill port
pointed up when filling the tubing, and ensure
that there are no air bubbles in the tubing when
filling. Air in the system takes space where
insulin should be and can affect insulin delivery.
PRECAUTION
CHECK your infusion set tubing daily for any
leaks, air bubbles, or kinks. Air in the tubing,
leaks in the tubing, or kinked tubing may
restrict or stop insulin delivery and result in
under delivery of insulin.
1. Verify that the infusion set is
disconnected from your body.
2. Connect the infusion set tubing to
the Luer-lock on the cartridge:
a.
Ensure that the new infusion set
package is not damaged, and
remove the sterile tubing from
the package. If the package is
damaged or opened, discard of
properly and use another tubing
set.
b.
Remove the infusion set tubing
cap from the Luer connector. Be
careful to keep the Luer connec-
tor away from unclean areas.
c. Attach the infusion set tubing to
the Luer connector on the
cartridge tubing. Twist clockwise
until finger tight and then twist
another quarter of a turn to
ensure a secure connection.
WARNING
ALWAYS twist the Luer-lock connection
between the cartridge tubing and the
infusion set tubing an extra quarter of
a turn to ensure a secure connection. A
loose connection can cause insulin to leak,
resulting in under delivery of insulin. This
can cause high blood glucose.
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