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After several days of using relatively unused abdominal real estate for my infusion sites, I've determined that I had most likely worn out the prime spots, which resulted in some pretty horrendous blood sugar spikes. I guess I should have known it would happen.

 

I have tried in the past to move my sites around. I've gradually moved toward my love handles, I've moved north before, I've even tried a thigh site with less than desirable results. In fact, the results were terrible. Terrible enough that I either yanked the sites after just a few hours or went back to the tried and true spots.

 

Perhaps I should have been more patient. (Story of my life, right?)

 

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Olivia uses a Minimed Paradigm pump - the 715 model. We have had no issues with it (knock wood, turn around three times, go outside and spit). I think I've called the help line once in the last three years.

She uses the Silhouette infusion sites. The angled cannula seems to be better for her. The sites that go straight in would bend and crimp. That's not to say she hasn't had the occasional problem with the Sils, but for the most part, they've been fine.

The last 10 or so site changes, though, have been different. The needle that plunges the cannula into her body (bleurgh) is bending. Really bending, like at a 90 degree angle. And it hurts a lot.
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Right now, I'm a complete bundle of nerves. Last night, I suddenly decided that today I would go off the pump. I know that I've been talking about it, but I assumed that I'd get it all straightened out and be back into "normalcy" before April 1st came around.

 

But you'd be surprised to find that poor control is actually NOT the reason why I'm going off the pump. In the past two weeks, I've had some highs and far fewer lows (which is just amazing). My averages are still in the 150 range though, which is what I'd settle for to get down to the 130 range (slowly, without lows).

 

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I'm very bad about changing my injection sites. I never had trouble with the infusion sets...I'd rotate those each time to a different area. But when it comes to a needle and syringe, I just can't seem to change my habits.

 

So for the last seven years or so, I've been using the easy access areas like my upper left arm, my left hip, and occasionally my abdomen. But after that many years of use, I've seen some odd difficulties here lately.

 

I've used my abdomen quite a few times recently. Long sleeve shirts or layers of clothing don't make my upper arm accessible. And it seems like each time I use my abdomen, my blood sugar plummets. Although I can't exactly say that I didn't misjudge the carbs and amount of exercise, I do feel like it might have something to do with it.

 

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This morning I needed to change my infusion set for my pump.The infusion set is what goes into your body that allows the insulin from the pump to get to you. I change mine every 3 days.

 

I usually always put my sets in on my thighs. I have plenty of fat there and then I can stash the pump in my sock and it leaves belts feeling less like Batman's and keeps my pocket free. 

 

As of late I have noticed that I hurts more then it used to when I put the infusion set in. Also I have been pulling out more sites due to bad absorbtion. 

 

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There's no way around it: I'm almost completely out of real estate on my belly for infusion sets. My lower abdomen is my favorite place for pump sites because they give me such good numbers. If I go too high above my belly button or too far out toward my hips I hit some serious snags.

 

Most site-change mornings have me searching much too hard for a place that doesn't have a scar or isn't a place I've already tried with disastrous results. While I get OK numbers when I use my hips the sites get too damaged from my clothes for some reason.

 

This morning came down to it: I had to try something different. I tried to stand as naturally as I could while I searched for a place on my inner thigh that wouldn't get too much static from my clothes and wouldn't interfere with walking.

 

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A few months ago, I decided to start using my thighs for my infusion sets. I wasn't getting good absorption from my bottom and the adhesive gives my stomach a rash. Within a few days, I loved that I could use my thighs.

 

The set would catch less on my jeans. It was easier to place my pump on my belt or in my sock. There was less pain than my stomach. Overall, my thighs proved to be very effective (and not as scary as I thought).

 

Over the past months, I've rotated my infusion sets from my right to left thigh and back. I've also rotated the area ranging from the upper portion of my thigh to a lower portion. I generally know where the previous infusion sets have been because the needles cause a lingering red spot. So it was easy to avoid using the same exact spot.

 

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By watching my wife's body language while she tests Charlie's blood sugar, I can get a good idea of what the number is before she tells me. A peppy vertical nod of her head generally means he's in range. No reaction whatsoever might indicate a number just out of range or in the low- to mid-200s. A quick shake of the head in anger is likely a number in the 300s.

 

Tight lips as if holding back the most foul word imaginable, eyes to the ceiling and a sharp gasp could mean only one thing. He had to be over 400.

 

Charlie was 480 before he went to bed last night. That would explain his complaints of stomach pain.

 

I hate this! I hate this! I hate this! I hate this! I hate this! I hate this! I mother-scratchin' hate this!

 

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I talked to Olivia again about going off the pump and she's adamant about wanting to do it.  We were changing her site because, once again, the site she'd had in got infected. She only keeps a site in for 2 days, but they often seem to get red and irritated. We use antiseptic wipes before inserting them - I don't know if she's just sensitive or if we're doing something wrong or what, but she's sick of it. I don't blame her; after looking at her stomach and arms, she's got a lot of ugly, raised white  bumps, especially on her belly. We rotate sites all the time and go pretty far out on to her sides, but the scars just don't seem to go away.

 

I don't know if there's anything that can be used to get rid of the scars or if she's stuck with them forever.  I just know they really bother her. 

 

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I try to change my infusion site every 3 days. Generally, I hit the mark almost perfectly at 72 hours. Lately, I've been running the pump all the way to the last drop of insulin so my infusion sites go a little longer (only about 5 hours). I've just gotten lazy in changing them out.

 

Even before I started doing that, my pump supplies started piling up. I would get shipments for 3 months before I was anywhere near being out. I have a 3-month supply just sitting in my closet while I still use the current supply I have (about 1 month). My next shipment will probably be here within the month.

 

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