Canulas going bad after 2 days vs site exhaustion

[tigger]

I've been having issues with sets recently having moved back to stomach. I've tried longer canulas which seem to work except on the area in the centre which seems to be a no go on absorption. However, I've noticed that for the entire 3rd day I'm having rubbish readings. I used to be able to get a good 3 days of good readings from a Mio. Is this a sign of site exhaustion or to be expected after a while? I've only been pumping since June 2015.

 

[CarbsRok]

Use a different set as in an angled one and see if that makes a difference. I've been pumping for about 9 years and have only ever used my stomach, no issues at all and using an angled set. Longer isn't always the solution.

 

[tigger]

Thanks @CarbsRok . I tried with the angled set a few weeks ago and had erratic absorption as well which is when I switched to a longer canula. I had used angled sets nearly entirely on my stomach for most of the 9 months I was using it as a site. Maybe I'll try again and see if I have better luck. While I don't mind angled sets I do find them more uncomfortable to insert and they damage my skin more externally. I've tried all types of skin barriers underneath but none seem to resolve this.

 

[Snapsy]

I've had a pump since October last year and have discovered that cannulas in my tummy on the right-hand side aren't good news - I'd injected there for decades, and absorption was rubbish, and I had difficulty whenever I put a cannula in that area.

Someone suggested my back - between the level of my tummy button and my waistband, in an area from a couple of inches away from my spine to the edge of my back - ie before my back becomes my side, if that makes sense.

It's brilliant! And the hosepipe doesn't get in my way at all. I use 6mm straight cannulas (Insight flex) - when I tried the 8mm it was far too deep, ineffective and painful.