Re: [IPp] infusion site scars
Hi, my name is Lynn and I'm new here! My daughter just started pumping in
October. We're having the same problems. You can see where her sites have
been - for weeks now. Each "hole" is still there. Help?
Lynn,
Mom to Melody, 6, Type 1 Diabetes, dx'd 5/01
----- Original Message -----
From: "Melinda Rowley" <email @ redacted>
To: <email @ redacted>
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 10:27 AM
Subject: [IPp] infusion site scars
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> Hello, My daughter has been on the pump (Cozmo) for about 2 months now
and her
> poor little bottom is covered with little red dots from her infusion
sites. This
> seems to be one of the downsides to using an insulin pump that our doctor
didn't
> mention. She has my olive skin which takes a long time to heal and leaves
> discolored scars/marks whenever cut or scraped. Her stomach is too skinny
to put
> sites in, which is probably a good thing or she'd be spotty there too.
Does this
> happen to everyone? Or just certain types of skin? She's 7 years old, and
I'm
> hoping maybe when she's older it will get better !?
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