Site infection?

Nometype1andproud said:

Evening folks, the last cannula site was a painful, on taking it out over the last 24 hrs I’ve now got a red hard lumpy area around it which does feel warm, I’ve been putting savlon on it but it has got larger, I’ve done online gp request which suggests I shouldn’t wait and to call 111 now but I really am not that worried and am happy to wait til morning. Has anyone else had similar? Any advice?

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Yes, I have. I had quite a few with fiasp that I think were an allergic type reaction rather than infection. I also had the odd one or two over the years that were localised infections. Yours is probably a localised infection unless you have changed you insulin recently. There's no harm in waiting 'til tomorrow as long as you feel well in yourself, don't have a fever and your insulin demand isn't escalating (all signs of a systemic infection). All of mine cleared up by themselves without the need for antibiotics and there's a fair chance yours will too but if it doesn't, speak to your GP about antibiotics.