# Request for help understanding a hypoglycemic event

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/request-for-help-understanding-a-hypoglycemic-event/6789>\
**Category:** Child\
**Tags:** hypoglycemia, low-bg\
**Created:** [February 25, 2019, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/request-for-help-understanding-a-hypoglycemic-event/6789 "2019-02-25T08:04:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 8

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**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/request-for-help-understanding-a-hypoglycemic-event/6789/142 "2019-03-08T15:48:28Z")

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Any insulin will work with with any diluent. I have had great success using diluted pens. The Luxura pen cartridges are easy to refill.

Not sure if you saw this, I have posted it here on FUD before. Alex O’Meara wrote an article on diluted insulin and pens, and used my picture of my diluted pen.

[https://asweetlife.org/the-unmet-need-for-diluted-insulin/](https://asweetlife.org/the-unmet-need-for-diluted-insulin/)

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**Author:** ![ianrobertdouglas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/ianrobertdouglas/32/5741_2.png) [@ianrobertdouglas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ianrobertdouglas)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/request-for-help-understanding-a-hypoglycemic-event/6789/143 "2019-03-08T16:07:30Z")

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> [@Eric](#):
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> Not sure if you saw this

I did. You’re largely the reason I’ve been thinking in this direction. Juno and I are both lucky that you’re here.

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**Author:** ![EdD](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/edd/32/6286_2.png) [@EdD](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/EdD)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/request-for-help-understanding-a-hypoglycemic-event/6789/144 "2019-03-08T18:09:35Z")

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> [@Chris](#):
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> Additionally, pump sites failing is a big thing for us, so much so, that we use MDI plus pumping very often.

We had a high number of pump site failures in the beginning with my daughter.

Since using a stricter easy to remember system it has been much better. RightArm, RightLeg, LeftLeg, LeftArm then rotate pump 180 for next cycle of 4 placements, RA,RL,LL, LA This gives the sites a break and is something my wife and I can easily remember and follow. In summary anticlockwise direction for new pumpsite and rotate omnipod when moving between arms (north, 12:00 whatever)

We also give 0.2u just before pump change and 0.3u just after pump changes.

Doing these additional steps has really minimised our “pump site failures” - I don’t recall the last one.

Ed

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