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<blockquote data-quote="catapillar" data-source="post: 1641789" data-attributes="member: 32394"><p>I think your experience with having problems with insulin delivery when using the cannulas for longer than they are advised to be used might prove your cynicism about the guidance wrong - and on an economic view the I don't really think it makes a lot of difference profit wise to Medtronic whether the cannulas are used for 2-3 days or 6-7, they aren't high cost items. It shouldn't really be a suprise that sites that are being used for twice the time period they are supposed to be used for don't work as effectively. Using your sites for longer than the advised period increases your risk of infection and lipohypertrophy. When I was using Medtronic I would leave my sites in for much longer than 3 days purely out of laziness, I very rarely noticed any issues with effectiveness of insulin delivery/absorption, but when I did I definitely made sure to change my site.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catapillar, post: 1641789, member: 32394"] I think your experience with having problems with insulin delivery when using the cannulas for longer than they are advised to be used might prove your cynicism about the guidance wrong - and on an economic view the I don't really think it makes a lot of difference profit wise to Medtronic whether the cannulas are used for 2-3 days or 6-7, they aren't high cost items. It shouldn't really be a suprise that sites that are being used for twice the time period they are supposed to be used for don't work as effectively. Using your sites for longer than the advised period increases your risk of infection and lipohypertrophy. When I was using Medtronic I would leave my sites in for much longer than 3 days purely out of laziness, I very rarely noticed any issues with effectiveness of insulin delivery/absorption, but when I did I definitely made sure to change my site. [/QUOTE]
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