Pump Site Pain

[ScareDiabetic]

Okay so my site hurts sometimes and I don't want to take it out because I only have so many infusion sites. How can I help ease the pain without putting more meds into my body? Like some natural way? Any ti[s are appriceated!!!

 

[Pumper_Sue]

Sorry, but the only way to relieve the pain is to move the infusion set. It hurting like that is telling you something.

 

[MaryPlain]

Okay so my site hurts sometimes and I don't want to take it out because I only have so many infusion sites. How can I help ease the pain without putting more meds into my body? Like some natural way? Any ti[s are appriceated!!!

Does it hurt all the time? I sometimes find that when I've just changed a site, the first bolus stings a bit, but then it goes away.

What sites are you using? Perhaps there are some others you could try?

When I first got my pump I used all the ones they suggested and had problems with all except my stomach. I tried thighs - very painful and easily knocked; love handles: difficult to get at and I had a few occlusions; and settled on upper and lower stomach. I'm lucky (seems strange to say that!) that I have quite an expanse of stomach so I can rotate my sites without using the same area twice for quite a long time! If you're slimmer you might have less choice.

 

[Phil65]

....if you get pain...you need to change your cannula! What type of cannulas are you using? I have switched from my stomach to thighs....although quite often painful regardless of where I insert. I use steel 8mm and couldn't get on with the teflon ones.

 

[ScareDiabetic]

I use Mio and I believe it's 8mm. I'm with Medtronic. I can't use my stomach. I tried ad passed out. I found a new place on my thighs to use and my butt, but it hurts in my butt sometimes. It's a bearing pain and I only have enough supplies to last me 30 days without having any extra, so I can't really use to many sites. I have found that if I massage around my site it relieves some pain. I'm also in need of the larger pump. I have the minimed and I sometimes have to use another resiviour before my days are up before I change sites. I also can't use my arms because i used them alot for my shots alot of the times. So my only places I can use are my thighs and butt. I'm not into take pain meds for it so I'm not sure what I should do. If I go longer than an hour without my pump I get the shakes and my sugar sky rockets. So waiting for my supplies to get here I need to use all my sites as long as I can.

 

[pgcity]

Hiya
I notice you are in America and assume you to pay towards your supplies. It might be worth getting advice from a somewhere like tudiabetes. We are lucky in the uk as all our supplies are free so we don't have the same worries you do about running out of cannulas