A long time I came up with an idea to start something called “Sugar-Free Saturday.” It wasn’t a completely sugar-free Saturday, but I was not going to eat things with a lot of sugar like ice cream, desserts, or any other extremely sugary items. I will still eat bread and some chips (which I don’t eat much of anyway), but it was just a way to eliminate a day of high sugar intake that way I can cut down slowly on the amount of insulin that I am using. I also wrote recently about wanting to switch to an OmniPod, but I am too fat because I use on average 150-180 units of insulin a day (yes, it’s a lot, I know). I am doing everything possible to cut back consistently so maybe I can switch at the beginning of next year. But that will depend on the insurance because they are the ones that decide how we live our lives right?
I have been perfectly fine with using my MiniMed Paradigm 722 for several years, zero problems with it. So that is not the reason that I want to switch, I just have found myself with a lot of highs when I go to the beach or I go to the pool because I am in the water and I am not connected to my pump. Then when I come back to the towel or whatever, I have to test every single time to see how high it went up or down or whatever, then re-connect, and hopefully not have to insert a new infusion site because the one that I am wearing fell off from the saltwater. Whoa, that was a lot longer of a rant than I had expected.
Back to the point that I was getting to at the beginning of the post. I am declaring Saturdays, Sugar-Free Saturdays again. Eventually this will hopefully become the norm and I will have to declare just one day a week an actual sugar Saturday.
Have a great rest of the weekend everybody, Monday will be here before you know it unfortunately.
Try skin tac wipes. They are really sticky and will hold your site in place. I used to have to replace my site too often and haven’t had problems since I started using them. They are about $30 for 50 but that is 150 days when you change every three days. My insurance won’t cover them but my previous one did. Well worth the money though!
Do those have a whole in the middle to go around the connection part? Or do you have to cut a whole? I have used the IV 3000 things and they work great but when I try to take it off the infusion site comes off as well.
They are just wipes like an IV prep or alcohol swab. Wipe your area where you want your site and let dry then insert the cannula. Nothing to remove. It makes your skin tacky and the site stays in place. The only problem I have is my clothes stick to my skin afterwards. I started inserting before showering or wiping the excess with a washcloth and that helps. If you have trouble removing the site, you can get another wipe to release it from the skin but the name escapes me now. I don’t need those though. Most people I’ve talked to about this haven’t heard of them but a diabetes educator told me to get them and I’ve been using them for a few years and they work great. I started having trouble with cannulas sticking after I got pregnant and the elasticity of my skin changed. I highly recommend them even though I have to pay out of pocket. If you have more questions and I don’t reply send me an email. I just happened to remember to look back at your comments. 🙂