Pump failure alarm went off when I was at work, heading on my break. Fuck. Left arm again. So, grab all my gear and head to empty office to change site (because I’m pretty sure no one in the staff room wants to watch that whole procedure).
So, get everything set up at the desk and realize I don’t have an alcohol swab. Think of not cleaning top of vial but also work in a public place and even though the insulin vial is almost always in it’s pouch, there’s no lid on it. Now I am thinking too much about it, need to clean it. It’s all good, I still have time (20min break) so I figure I’ll run up to the first aid kit in the office- there’d be an alcohol swab there. Nope. Back down to the customer service desk. Nope. Argh. Ok, back to staff room, tear my backpack apart and find one.
OK! I head back to the office only to find the door is now locked and my fob that would unlock it is right there on the desk beside all my gear- I can see it through the window in the door. Looking around at my department staff I can see that everyone is busy. I need to borrow a fob off someone, break time is slowly sifting away.
While I’m standing there one of the cashiers calls me over to help them out with something, and of course I go because all the other customer service staff are busy. I am still on my break and time is still ticking away.
Finally, borrow fob from cashier I had helped out and get into office to do the pump change! That was a really long 15mins of my morning. I am stocking up my stash of alcohol swabs tonight.