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Permalink Reply by marti w on January 4, 2011 at 1:16am

eh, i found a cell phone case that fits mine that has a soft clip so i only wear underwear to sleep and snap it onto the thinnest part of my panties on the side. problem would be that i wear it on my right side and i sleep on my right side. so i sleep on it every night. for years now.
i don't know about the ping but my 2020 is fine. sometimes it digs into my hip and i shift around until it isn't.
if you don't have it in a case, there is likely to be a feature like the 2020 where you can 'lock' the keypad.
ah yes, here it is: the ping manual says this

Tamper Resistant (Locked) Feature
You can use the tamper resistant feature to prevent accidental button pressing. Simply wake up
your pump and press and hold the [up] and [down] buttons at the same time until the screen reads
“(LOCKED)”. This locks your pump buttons. To unlock your pump, wake up your pump so the screen
reads “(LOCKED)” and press and hold the [up] and [down] buttons at the same time until the screen display
wakes up.

oh, and i used to have a thing i made to wind the tubing up on but it wore out and i haven't made a new one so i've been sleeping with loose tubing for about a year now. i rarely lose an infusion set in the night because of it [although i wear a taped down cleo90]

Permalink Reply by Zoe on January 4, 2011 at 1:22am

Thanks, marti. I knew I could count on some responses soon enough to help me sleep tonight! That's good to know that you can sleep on it and not hurt it. Thanks for copying the info from the ping manual! My pump trainer did teach me that today and it's one of the things I actually remembered!

That "stick it under a pillow" thing I think would only work if you stayed in one position all night.

Permalink Reply by mary ann jacob on January 4, 2011 at 5:02am

uh oh...

Permalink Reply by marti w on January 4, 2011 at 12:05pm

glad that worked for you!

Permalink Reply by Zoe on January 4, 2011 at 12:22pm

Yep, it was good fortune that you were the one that was up when I posted! I'm also going to order and try the Waist-it because that sounds like it's good for all situations too, but at least now I know I can sleep. i get very grumpy when I can't sleep! (Don't we all!)

Permalink Reply by David on January 4, 2011 at 5:32am

I had the same problem. I put the pump in my left hand and hold it. Eventually it became my new norm. When I roll over i grab it without thinking (or waking) and it just moves with me. Give it some time. You'll love pumping once you get past some of these minor hurtles.

Permalink Reply by ClumsyChemist on January 4, 2011 at 6:30am

When I first got my pump (I use an Animas Ping) I would keep it in a pants pocket or something but it was always a hassle – I would be constantly adjusting it and I would wake up with pump clip indentations in my skin. I found since that I'm most comfortable when I just set the pump next to me in bed and leave it be. I am also a pretty restless sleeper, so sometimes I wake up on top of my pump or wrapped in the tubing but it is never a problem. The worst is when my boyfriend ends up on sleeping on top of the pump and I have to wake him up to get it back. (Although sometimes I wake him up by remote blousing a 0 unit dose of insulin and the pump vibrates under him while he’s sleeping…he hates it but I find it strangely entertaining.) The weirdest part to get used to is remembering to grab the pump when you climb out of bed or you're left with a pump dangling from your side... Unfortunately, sleeping with the pump is going to require some adjustments but you’ll be used to it in no time – just try different things and find something that works.

Permalink Reply by Kelly WPA on January 4, 2011 at 10:25am

That is hilarious - I have to remember to try that sometime!

Permalink Reply by Amy on January 4, 2011 at 7:41pm

I gotta try this sometime (well once I am on the pump) as I do sleep over my boyfriend's house and he sometimes sleeps over mine. I was gonna ask how do I sleep with it if he is with me. Good to know :)

Permalink Reply by brandi on January 4, 2011 at 6:58am

i put mine in the back pocket of my pj's, but it never stays there. so i just end up having it in the bed on its own (not under a pillow). im a pretty restless sleeper too and ive never gotten tangled up in my tubing. if my site is in the back of my arm, it sometimes gets pulled out, so i usually ace wrap it to my arm before i go to bed. it does fine in my stomach though.

oh yeah, and i ALWAYS lock the buttons before going to sleep. i had a friend that accidentally gave herself a pretty big bolus in her sleep.

Permalink Reply by daricel on January 4, 2011 at 7:14am

I use a surgical pocket made by scrubs and safety pin the pump inside (S.C.R.U.B.S Scurbpoc - http://www.smartscrubs.com/Apps/WebObjects/SmartScrubs.woa/wa/categ...). The belt is adjustable and the pocket is deep and the pocket stays with you as you roll around.

I found I can't depend on just leaving the pump next to me. I haven't pulled the site out many times (10-15 in 14 years), but not doing it at all is so much nicer! Good luck.

Permalink Reply by Amy on January 4, 2011 at 7:43pm

I never knew to use a surgical scrub cap! As I am entering into a different field in the medical field, I must remember this idea

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