Do you use steel canulas?

Hi all,

just after a bit of advice

i have the insight pump and have been offered the steel canulas. I was given two to trial and I quite liked them, they’re easy to insert, I don’t feel them and they’re quite discreet too.

but, I noticed that my levels where running a little high towards the end of the second day both times and after both test runs, when I removed the canula the site bled quite a lot. I usually run high if it’s a bleeder. I also ended up with a huge lumpy bruise on my arm when I used it there.

Before i decide whether to continue with them, Can anyone tell me if the bleeding sites are normal when using steel canulas? Or did I just get two dodgy ones by coincidence!

is there a particular technique to avoid badly bruising?

thanks everyone

Naomi

Juicyj said:

Hi there - I use steel cannulas and yes I can get sore sites but find that just the luck of the site, some are ok and some need changing within a day, I just replace if sore tho as that’s a sign something isn’t quite right, wouldn’t use any other sets now though as these are straight forward and have very few issues.

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Thanks for the quick response! I have the angled ones at the minute and find them quite difficult to insert (my skin seems to bend rather than let the needle through) so I found these much better.
I didn’t notice any issues (other than stubborn bg) until I removed the one from my arm to reveal a huge bruise. It might just be a case of getting used to them, learning to spot the signs.