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Belly fat and infusion sites

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Radders

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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 whether this might be due to the siting of my cannulas. The last time I was at this weight was pre-pump and I don't remember having it then.
Any thoughts?
 
Hi Radders. All my life I have been very skinny. I used to race catamarans & the min weight was 10st 10. I was not that & had to carry bricks on my boat :D. I am on my second pump & have put a little weight on & I think its because of my body running better ?
 
I didn't gain weight when I got my pump, not straight away anyway. I did gain weight but that was more to do with things that were happening in my life, and having the pump meant that my control was still good despite going off the rails a bit!
 
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