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Insulin Pump
- Basal rate programmed incorrectly.
- Pump malfunction; improperly advancing reservoir.
- Program/pump alarms.
- Insensitive occlusion alarm.
Reservoir
- Improper placement in pump.
- Empty syringe.
- Insulin leakage at luer lock.
Infusion Set/Needle
- Infusion set not primed.
- Insulin leakage.
- Needle or cannnula dislodged.
- Air in infusion set (tiny bubbles will not affect blood glucose control, 1 inch of air = 1/2 unit of insulin).
- Blood in infusion set.
- Infusion set in over 48 hours.
- Infusion set inserted at bedtime and no bolus given.
- Kinked tubing.
- Catheter occlusion.
Infusion Site
- Redness, irritation, inflammation.
- Discomfort.
- Area of hypertrophy or scar tissue.
- Area of friction on or near the belt line, leading to infusion set dislodgement.
Insulin
- Cloudy.
- Beyond expiration date.
- Exposed to temperature extremes.
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