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Just wondering how long your pumps allow you to go before you need to change your insulin cartridge?
I'm on Cellnovo (a patch pump) and there is a fixed 3 day limit on the cartridges. I am wondering if there is any reason for this as an insulin pen used to last me 7-14 days no problem. Without restriction a cartridge of approx 150iu would last me potentially over a week - which would make managing IC changes much more convenient (same day and time each week for example). I have recently figured a way to circumvent this block and could potentially use an IC till it is all used up.
Do all pumps have a similar limit? If not what is a safe duration?
I'm on Cellnovo (a patch pump) and there is a fixed 3 day limit on the cartridges. I am wondering if there is any reason for this as an insulin pen used to last me 7-14 days no problem. Without restriction a cartridge of approx 150iu would last me potentially over a week - which would make managing IC changes much more convenient (same day and time each week for example). I have recently figured a way to circumvent this block and could potentially use an IC till it is all used up.
Do all pumps have a similar limit? If not what is a safe duration?