Hi All
I've been on the Medtronic 640g for a little over a year now, and mostly I love it. I am going to Greece in a couple of weeks to visit my parents, and last time I was there (~1 week after getting the pump) my cannulas would just come unstuck within about 4-5 hours due to the heat or immediately if I went for a swim. After changing sets 4-5 times in the first 2 days, I gave up and went back on insulin injections for the remainder of my trip.
Back in the UK they are mostly fine, but still sometimes come off when I sweat excessively - e.g. when I go out for a run, or work particularly hard at the gym, or if I go for a swim (< 30 minutes duration). This is fine, and I am happy to keep an eye on them and replace when I get home in these situations.
I've been looking into ways to get them to adhere better, as I really don't want the same problem during my trip to Greece this summer, and if I could get them to stick on whilst I run etc, then that would be brilliant too. I've tried preparing the site with an alcohol swab and using anti-perspirant, which helps a little but doesn't seem to do enough to stop this completely so won't be strong enough for Greece, I imagine.
I've been advised to get some Skin Tac by my DN, but she has no idea where to get this from. I can only find it online from America or via a website called MG Healthcare which looks distinctly unprofessional! I've also seen a recommendation on here for tincture of benzoine as a similar product, but can only seem to find that being sold as a herbal remedy for coughs/colds so I'm not sure if it's the right thing. I've tried Tegaderm dressings over the cannula but that lasted about 5 minutes before it peeled up and got stuck on itself and my clothes.
Does anyone have any bright ideas on what I could use to help my sets stick? I don't mind changing them daily for the holiday, but multiple times a day is too much! Not sweating or swimming isn't an option either, it's going to be well over 35 degrees whilst I'm there! Advice, personal recommendations or links to where to buy any products from would really help me out.
Thanks so much.
I've been on the Medtronic 640g for a little over a year now, and mostly I love it. I am going to Greece in a couple of weeks to visit my parents, and last time I was there (~1 week after getting the pump) my cannulas would just come unstuck within about 4-5 hours due to the heat or immediately if I went for a swim. After changing sets 4-5 times in the first 2 days, I gave up and went back on insulin injections for the remainder of my trip.
Back in the UK they are mostly fine, but still sometimes come off when I sweat excessively - e.g. when I go out for a run, or work particularly hard at the gym, or if I go for a swim (< 30 minutes duration). This is fine, and I am happy to keep an eye on them and replace when I get home in these situations.
I've been looking into ways to get them to adhere better, as I really don't want the same problem during my trip to Greece this summer, and if I could get them to stick on whilst I run etc, then that would be brilliant too. I've tried preparing the site with an alcohol swab and using anti-perspirant, which helps a little but doesn't seem to do enough to stop this completely so won't be strong enough for Greece, I imagine.
I've been advised to get some Skin Tac by my DN, but she has no idea where to get this from. I can only find it online from America or via a website called MG Healthcare which looks distinctly unprofessional! I've also seen a recommendation on here for tincture of benzoine as a similar product, but can only seem to find that being sold as a herbal remedy for coughs/colds so I'm not sure if it's the right thing. I've tried Tegaderm dressings over the cannula but that lasted about 5 minutes before it peeled up and got stuck on itself and my clothes.
Does anyone have any bright ideas on what I could use to help my sets stick? I don't mind changing them daily for the holiday, but multiple times a day is too much! Not sweating or swimming isn't an option either, it's going to be well over 35 degrees whilst I'm there! Advice, personal recommendations or links to where to buy any products from would really help me out.
Thanks so much.
