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<blockquote data-quote="Emck" data-source="post: 2548433" data-attributes="member: 498565"><p>Hi all,</p><p></p><p>Just if anyone has any experience with large insulin doses and the different infusion sets. </p><p></p><p>I think I’m getting my head around the best sites for absorption at the moment but one issue I’m having is sore infusion sites. I’m currently using the auto soft 90s and when I get to about 48 hours the site gets hard, sore and red. When I remove the set, the skin is tender and there’s a hard lump under the skin for at least 24 hours. Some sites have been bruised too. </p><p></p><p>I chatted to the rep, she thinks it might either be a reaction to the cannula or just the volume of insulin I use is causing the lump. When I used pens, I would have occasionally got lumps like this after an injection but they didn’t often hurt. My insulin absorption doesn’t seem to be affected by the lumps either. </p><p></p><p>The rep sent over some auto soft 30s (don’t know the benefit of these) and the trusteel sites. I tried the steel sites tonight and had to bail on 2 of them. The first seemed to have bled quite badly and my sugars were spiking so changed it. The second also bled a lot and was really sore. It was close to bed time and I didn’t want to risk another failed site so I popped an auto soft 90 in - probably should have given it a longer try but was too nervous!! </p><p></p><p>Should I keep going with the steel sites - is bleeding and pain on insertion normal?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Emck, post: 2548433, member: 498565"] Hi all, Just if anyone has any experience with large insulin doses and the different infusion sets. I think I’m getting my head around the best sites for absorption at the moment but one issue I’m having is sore infusion sites. I’m currently using the auto soft 90s and when I get to about 48 hours the site gets hard, sore and red. When I remove the set, the skin is tender and there’s a hard lump under the skin for at least 24 hours. Some sites have been bruised too. I chatted to the rep, she thinks it might either be a reaction to the cannula or just the volume of insulin I use is causing the lump. When I used pens, I would have occasionally got lumps like this after an injection but they didn’t often hurt. My insulin absorption doesn’t seem to be affected by the lumps either. The rep sent over some auto soft 30s (don’t know the benefit of these) and the trusteel sites. I tried the steel sites tonight and had to bail on 2 of them. The first seemed to have bled quite badly and my sugars were spiking so changed it. The second also bled a lot and was really sore. It was close to bed time and I didn’t want to risk another failed site so I popped an auto soft 90 in - probably should have given it a longer try but was too nervous!! Should I keep going with the steel sites - is bleeding and pain on insertion normal? [/QUOTE]
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