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Jessd

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Pump
My sites seem to be going through a really bad patch at the moment, I am chasnging canula on a daily basis, this morning I used my leg, seemed to be working fine, I have eaten as normal, bolused as required & my sugars have reached 22, so gave 4 units, half hour later, it was 23 & changed site again, used my side & it was quite sore putting needle in.
Has anyone got any suggestions please, really struggling at the moment!& getting frustrated too!
 
Hello Jess

If your problem with the Tenderlink has only started to happen have a look to see if all the sets you have been using are from the same batch no.

My problems vanished as soon as I started to use some Inset 2's with the Spirit (same luer connection). No more high bg levels, no more occlusion errors. Am still non the wiser as to what went wrong and thought that I too was injecting into scar tissue. It was only when I looked at the cannulas on the Inset and the Flexlink that I noticed the difference in the stiffness and came to conclusion that I didnt suit the Accu chek cannula anymore. With the Inset I can keep it in for about 4 days with no problems, but the Flexlink has to come out after 12hrs otherwise my bg just goes up and up and not even the corrections bring it down. In the end its insulin pen time again just for peace of mind.

If its important to you to use a flexable cannula then an Inset 2 or an Inset 30 would be ok I would think but if you need to stay with Accu chek then try with a Rapid D Link. Accu chek sent me a box of Rapid D Links and they are good. I have been using a 6mm set which is very simple to insert. You can give the adhesive a haircut with a pair of scissors and put the set in wherever you want. Its extremely flat so doesnt catch at all and has a very small connection which locks together really well so can never come undone accidentally. Best bit is that it doesnt mark the skin and because it is a small 6mm steel needle, insulin flows through evenly resulting in lower bg levels. I haven't put a D Link in my arm yet but will do so probably tomorrow evening.
 
It could be the infusion the problem rather than the posistion, as not all sets suit every individual...

Take at look here, it helps to explain why some get on with certain sets and others don't.. Very good website to book mark, it's John Walsh who wrote the pumpers bible Pumping insulin, so a lot of useful info around the site..

http://www.diabetesnet.com/ruths_corner/
 
I was the same as iHS....noticed a pattern to my highs after every set change and going low after every complete set/tube cartridge change. I was using the flexilinks and flexilink plus's, and was able to identify that one particular lot number of sets were causing me huge problems.

Have had all the flexilinks and the flexilink plus's taken away and now using the rapid D's 6mm and levels have returned to my lovely levels again. On the rapid d's they are the steel ones, and looking back at my readings and set changes etc, it does appear that I need to change them every 36 hours, if not my levels start to raise. They sets are only put in manually, but they are so tiny and flat it makes them brilliant for me. Much prefer them to the plastic cannulas, and won't go back to using them again.
 
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