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Infusion set pain

Jollymon

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Location
Out-of-town
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Pump
Dislikes
Not having good chocolate, and not cycling
my body isn’t liking infusion sets. Everywhere I plant them they hurt. And/or stop working. I don’t know what to do other than just keep moving them. Pull them out, and plant a new one.
 
Jollymon said:
my body isn’t liking infusion sets. Everywhere I plant them they hurt. And/or stop working. I don’t know what to do other than just keep moving them. Pull them out, and plant a new one.
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Have you tried talking to your DN to see if there are any other infusion kits that would suit you better.
I know I ended up using 30 degree ones because the 90 degree ones just caused stinging every time I bolused (with the occasional added yelp noise from me when it really really stung)
 

I also use an angled set. I put it at a shallow angle because they’re just so long. I wish there was an angled cannula with a cannula length of 9mm.

I also wish the one that I’d just put in didn’t already hurt.

The next one I put in is going in the back of my arm. My abdomen, sides, and back just need a break.
 
Have you changed insulin as the infusion sets started hurting, to a different type ?.
 
Jollymon said:
my body isn’t liking infusion sets. Everywhere I plant them they hurt. And/or stop working. I don’t know what to do other than just keep moving them. Pull them out, and plant a new one.
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Sorry to hear that - are you getting any lumps, red sore spots from the set ? Are you using teflon sets ? Have you tried other sets ?
 
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