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<blockquote data-quote="Cheryl" data-source="post: 219967" data-attributes="member: 35617"><p>Sometimes these threads, though always useful & interesting, can also add confusion. :? I too wish that there was a standard set of instructions! After reading various threads here I checked with my consultant re cannula/reservoir changes, she confirmed that I should change my cannula every 2-3 days, but only to change the tubing & reservoir when it is empty, which for me is 7-9 days.</p><p></p><p>I'm also about to change pumps & have been bombarding the various company reps with questions. The Medtronic Veo rep also confrimed that it was not necessary to change both cannula & reservoir at the same time.</p><p></p><p>The only thing my consultant said was (stating the obvious really) that we're all different & there could be all sorts of reasons why we're given all sorts of different advice.</p><p></p><p>I'm of the "quick change" group. I do it all in a few minutes, no TBRs afterwards; I get the new vial of insulin out of the fridge when I empty the previous one, so it's kept at room temperature for up to 4 weeks. I don't bother with a BG 2 hours afterwards as I have some absorption problems & always have double figures after a meal. I wait until 5 hours after my meal (for the insulin to stop working in my case) & then check my BG.</p><p></p><p>I change a cannula usually before dinner, purely as this is a convenient time for me; I'm just home from work, changing out of my work clothes, so a good time. I've never had a set failure/problem to my knowledge. I insert by hand & must say that the idea of firing it in with a gadget scares me! :shock: if it hurts when I break the skin, I move it to another spot. I use angled teflon cannulae.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cheryl, post: 219967, member: 35617"] Sometimes these threads, though always useful & interesting, can also add confusion. :? I too wish that there was a standard set of instructions! After reading various threads here I checked with my consultant re cannula/reservoir changes, she confirmed that I should change my cannula every 2-3 days, but only to change the tubing & reservoir when it is empty, which for me is 7-9 days. I'm also about to change pumps & have been bombarding the various company reps with questions. The Medtronic Veo rep also confrimed that it was not necessary to change both cannula & reservoir at the same time. The only thing my consultant said was (stating the obvious really) that we're all different & there could be all sorts of reasons why we're given all sorts of different advice. I'm of the "quick change" group. I do it all in a few minutes, no TBRs afterwards; I get the new vial of insulin out of the fridge when I empty the previous one, so it's kept at room temperature for up to 4 weeks. I don't bother with a BG 2 hours afterwards as I have some absorption problems & always have double figures after a meal. I wait until 5 hours after my meal (for the insulin to stop working in my case) & then check my BG. I change a cannula usually before dinner, purely as this is a convenient time for me; I'm just home from work, changing out of my work clothes, so a good time. I've never had a set failure/problem to my knowledge. I insert by hand & must say that the idea of firing it in with a gadget scares me! :shock: if it hurts when I break the skin, I move it to another spot. I use angled teflon cannulae. [/QUOTE]
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