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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Other
Hi!
I'm three weeks into the pump today and still loving it! ... I have a bit of a concern about sites though long term; so far I have only tried my tum and bum -- and bum is almost useless.... absorption is so slow that I end up with high numbers for 4hrs after eating, then bad hypo's as the insulin seems to hit my system once I've digested my food. I've tried a few times now and that happens -- and for obvious reasons of unpleasantness / it being quite frightening late at night I don't want to try again....
However - a) I *much* prefer wearing infusion sets in my bum; actually hate wearing them in my tum -- on my bum they're "out of sight, out of mind"
and b) long term I know it's not good to only use one site for years :-/
--- so I was wondering, is there anything I can do to make my bum more usable...? I've tried going for a walk after food but the abroption was still slow -- and I can't realistically go for a walk after *every* meal anyway....
Tips appreciated!
I'm three weeks into the pump today and still loving it! ... I have a bit of a concern about sites though long term; so far I have only tried my tum and bum -- and bum is almost useless.... absorption is so slow that I end up with high numbers for 4hrs after eating, then bad hypo's as the insulin seems to hit my system once I've digested my food. I've tried a few times now and that happens -- and for obvious reasons of unpleasantness / it being quite frightening late at night I don't want to try again....
However - a) I *much* prefer wearing infusion sets in my bum; actually hate wearing them in my tum -- on my bum they're "out of sight, out of mind"
and b) long term I know it's not good to only use one site for years :-/
--- so I was wondering, is there anything I can do to make my bum more usable...? I've tried going for a walk after food but the abroption was still slow -- and I can't realistically go for a walk after *every* meal anyway....
Tips appreciated!