How often do you change canula sites?

[Herbie72]

Mine start to get sore after only a couple of days, and sugars begin to get quite erratic after that. Anyone else have the same problem?

 

[CarbsRok]

Mine start to get sore after only a couple of days, and sugars begin to get quite erratic after that. Anyone else have the same problem?

Metal - every 2 days
Tethlon - every 3 days

 

[Trina]

I used to change every two days and that was fine, now change every three days, but do find, like a few others, that start to get erratic readings sometimes, so might go back to changing every two days.

 

[hamish112]

Every 2 days for me or my blood sugar goes higher....



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[NigelF]

I can only use metal ones & have to change every 2 days. If I leave it an extra 6-8 hours, I end up with sores where the needle was.
The plastic ones made me sore within hours of inserting, which is why I have metal only. Have been on a Medtronic pump now for 5 years.


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[MushyPeaBrain]

Every 3 days unless they get sore before, although that's rare.

If I have a special event coming up that clashes with a set change I'll leave an earlier set in a 4th day so that the two don't clash.

I use 6mm teflon

 

[donnellysdogs]

Mine are normally about 40 hours.. Rapid d's. Mine taken out under 48 hrs due to raised levels guaranteed if longer..