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    Marks where my infusion site was

    Hi everyone. I use a Tandem TSlim with 30 degree soft infusion sets. I have a lot of muscle and not much fat in my stomach. After most infusion set changes, I have a red mark on my stomach where the canula was. Sometimes it bleeds and I get a big bruise. More often than not, it creates a bump...
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    Differing absorption rates

    i decided I should give my lower abs a rest and put my new set above my waist. I seem to be getting better absorption in this set which makes me wonder whether anyone uses different basal and/or ratios for different sites? There's not as much fat above my waist and I suppose I may have created...
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    Belly fat and infusion sites

    I'm on my second pump, and since a few months into my first pump I have rotated my infusion sites on my abdomen, as I could not get any success with other sites I tried. I have no problems with my sites but having lost a couple of stone I have a persistent "overhang" on my belly and wondered...
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