Comments on: leaking sites http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/12/31/leaking-sites/ Blog for the diabetics who use an insulin pump to control diabetes Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:09:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: mattie_70 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/12/31/leaking-sites/#comment-23407 mattie_70 Fri, 02 Jan 2004 03:47:45 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/12/31/leaking-sites/#comment-23407 >Last post on this, promise. Why stop a nice discussion when it gets going ;-) Don't worry Tracy - even without your hands I was half thinking you were talking about a whole wet spot, and not just a few drops! - but was after I'd sent the email :o) That's another reason I prefer Silhouette/Tenders to SofSets: you can actually see the point where it goes into the skin: it's not hidden under the infusion set. So if anything "leaky" were to happen (and insulin has a fairly distinctive smell), you can get a good view of it... Still not sure though - perhaps the infusion set was damaged and split? <!--more--> John -- >Last post on this, promise.

Why stop a nice discussion when it gets going ;-)
Don’t worry Tracy - even without your hands I was half thinking you were
talking about a whole wet spot, and not just a few drops! - but was after
I’d sent the email :o)

That’s another reason I prefer Silhouette/Tenders to SofSets: you can
actually see the point where it goes into the skin: it’s not hidden under
the infusion set. So if anything "leaky" were to happen (and insulin has a
fairly distinctive smell), you can get a good view of it…

Still not sure though - perhaps the infusion set was damaged and split?


John

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]]> By: rodney_800 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/12/31/leaking-sites/#comment-23406 rodney_800 Thu, 01 Jan 2004 19:41:51 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/12/31/leaking-sites/#comment-23406 Frank, I also infuse one unit after changing tubing and site. Gail Frank,
I also infuse one unit after changing tubing and site.
Gail

]]> By: antoinette_5 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/12/31/leaking-sites/#comment-23405 antoinette_5 Thu, 01 Jan 2004 18:05:32 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/12/31/leaking-sites/#comment-23405 If you disconnect the pump and run a .5 bolus it is only a drop of insulin. I usually just give myself an extra .3 on change days. So I will fill the canula with 1.3 instead of 1 unit. Using the tender. Frank If you disconnect the pump and run a .5 bolus it is only a drop of insulin.
I usually just give myself an extra .3 on change days. So I will fill the
canula with 1.3 instead of 1 unit.
Using the tender.

Frank

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