[IP] Bad Sites
Hello my dear pumping buddies........
I am having a serious problem with my pump sites being & going bad quickly. I
use my midriff, upper and lower, upper arms, thighs. I will change a site as
needed for a new reservoir. Check bg, then check bg one hour later and
depending on my physical activity level it will be ok or will be high if I am
just sitting. If High, I bolus and give it a second chance. Test and bg
will be at two hundred level. Often, I go for a third trial after a generous
bolus for the two hundred. A couple of hours later, it will be higher. So I
change sites again. Process is frequently repeated four times in a two day
period.
Yesterday. I went through four canella sets. One site seemed fine when I
removed canella, one sent a few drops of blood, one had a nice little bruise
spot.
I have at least a 1/2 inch of body fat through mid section, with spots of an
inch of body fat. I have been poking holes in this area (even tried breasts)
for 27 years, so I know there is scar tissue everywhere. I use the Silhouette
Paradigm with 17 mm needle. I insert just barely under skin and parallel with
skin. Prime .6 for tube.
Would a shorter needle give me a better chance as it would, maybe, avoid scar
tissue? I am open to any suggestions or comments. I am about to go back to
no pump and just jab a needle in anywhere every couple hours. I am at my wits
end, to put it mildly, plus, I have five pounds of tubing (keep trying to
recycle as much as possible) in a drawer.
Actually, I am of the school "You can have my pump when you pry it from my
cold dead hands!" I just need to come up with a solution to this bad site
issue.
Suggestions??????
Thanks to all of you. Y'all are a great group
Bonnie, 'Bama gal
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