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Permalink Reply by Liz on July 20, 2008 at 12:42pm

Doris, I have never heard of a pump causing rapid heart beat. How is her sugar level when it happens? Has she ever had a low or high cause that before?

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Permalink Reply by Doris Ann Dickerson on July 20, 2008 at 12:59pm

I really don't know what her bs level is. She won't even check it half the time but whole other story there. I know that for myself when I go high I can get a really fast heart beat but I usually have to go over 500 for that and don't want to. As far as I know she has never had that before. I'm thinking she might have a problem with her heart! My dad has a fast heart beat and has high bp too. As for me I have a slow beat and my hubby has just had his 3rd heart attack. Maybe I'm worring too much here?

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Permalink Reply by Marie B on July 20, 2008 at 1:31pm

If mine goes over about 250 I get heart palpitations.

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Permalink Reply by Kristin on July 20, 2008 at 2:33pm

I cannot imagine why the pump would cause a rapid heart beat.

I could understand if high or low blood sugar might cause that... but the pump in particular. I don't get it!

Hope that she's OK!

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Permalink Reply by Doris Ann Dickerson on July 20, 2008 at 2:47pm

Thank You Kristin, Liz and Marie B I thought she was kinda trying to get off the pump but just wanted to make sure I hadn't lost my mind! She's find now we'll just have to wait and see about the other though!!!

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Permalink Reply by Cody Turner on July 20, 2008 at 3:53pm

I have a rapid heart beat but they think it is caused from neuropathy attacking my heart. I was on 2 heart meds but since I have gotten better control of my blood sugar my cardiologist has started taking me off the heart meds. I am now down to one for 6 months and then see where things go from there. So it could be damage from diabetes.

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Permalink Reply by Flo on July 20, 2008 at 4:08pm

I doubt the pump is causing the problem. Now complications from diabetes is another kettle of fish....

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Permalink Reply by Chadd on July 20, 2008 at 4:25pm

I have heart murmers along with heart palvetations, with this I take heart medications and will have to have heart surgery sometime in my life. I don't get the murmers or palvetations due to my pump, I still get them even before my pump... Alot depends on how active I am, how tired, if I had missed any of my meds, or needing an adjustment to meds.

I have honestly have to say the emergency doctors, nurses in ER really don't know much about the pump, I work as a Network Admin in our hospital, was over in the ER to repair a PAC's system when a patient came in attached to a pump. Patient was unconcious; staff stood around the desk wondering what to do with the pump if they should remove it or keep it on. For the sake of the patient, I had steped in telling them to check for blood sugars, treat levels if needed, but keep patient on pump, advised them to look at the pump and call the 800 number to the company.

A nurse was upset in telling them to tell them what to do, I had lift my shift and showed them my pump and told them, tell me that I don't know what I'm talking about as I'm wearing one myself. Pretty much they didn't know anything about the pump and what to do. (I'm pretty much a person who tells it as it is and very much blunt and to the point) I had contacted the house administrator with concern that the staff didn't know much about the pump and expressed that they needed training. Last I heard they have had training with staff from our Endro Department and members from couple pump agencies coming in and educating them.

Sorry if I went off the subject, if i did. But finding, even though we have doctors / nurses in the er or even the medical field, they aren't educated in the special needs of what people have.

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Permalink Reply by Doris Ann Dickerson on July 20, 2008 at 5:41pm

Chadd,

When and even now I try and tell the ER staff what to do when I go in b/c I have run into Drs that have ask me "What is this and why do you have it on" I argee that most ER's don't educate ppl on what it is. But that's another kettle of fish. I'll keep my mouth shut on that one!

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Permalink Reply by marvin on July 20, 2008 at 5:45pm

I really dont think it;s the pump..

that ER doctor should know better than saying that the pump causes her heart rate increase...Also, if youre saying it right, that the doctor said, that she should call the rep to fix her dosages.?????

what does the rep has something to do with the dosages..? hello? doctor, are you here on earth?

Doris, i hope she is fine.. if it was on my case, i would be freakin mad with that dumb doctor...

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Permalink Reply by Doris Ann Dickerson on July 20, 2008 at 6:14pm

I am and told her that but she's 19 almost 20 married and knows it all so.........Yep you read me right I'm trying to tell her that too......

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Permalink Reply by Liz on July 20, 2008 at 8:50pm

I agree with you Doris that she could have a heart problem. That makes more sense than saying it was caused by her pump.

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