I think we finally found the answer to our swimming woes! I'm not talking about how to manage the highs (or is it lows today?) that go along with summer days filled with lots of swimming.
Typically, we change Ally's insulin pump site every three days. This summer we have been swimming more than ever...and changing sites more than ever! We love the Mio infusion set that Ally uses with her MiniMed Revel pump. However, the adhesive on it is smaller than what we had for the silhouette. We have had many sites fall out during or shortly after swimming this summer, causing us to do many "emergency site changes". (An "emergency site change" is a quick, on the go site change. Ally likes to get herself all worked up for site changes, so these site changes of the emergency kind are actually nice because it doesn't give her a chance to do that! But shhh! Don't tell her that!) She is unhappy with more than necessary site changes, as am I. Do you know how much those pump supplies cost? I hate it when an otherwise good site falls out too soon.
I receive the monthly Diabetes Bites newsletter from Integrated Diabetes Services. (Gary Scheiner, author of Think Like a Pancreas, is the author and clinical director of Integrated Diabetes Services.) I found this awesome bite of information in his last newsletter.
Smith & Nephew has a new "Infusion Set IV3000" which is specifically designed with a pre-cut hole to fit around the Quick-set, Silhouette, Sure-T and Mio infusion sets. It gives you more "real estate" of adhesive and still allows you to disconnect without taking the tape off. I was able to order a box of 30 from Medtronic.
Ally has been wearing one with her Mio infusion set for the past three days and it did not fall off early! This is the first successful three day site, with swimming, we've had all summer!
Sa-weet!!! I wonder if it would work for the dexcom sites??
ReplyDeleteThat is awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteWe have only lost one site so far this summer (knock on wood) and that was a slip and slide casualty. We may try that though...we have been swimming tons too.
ReplyDeleteAwesome~ I was wondering if they worked well or not. I think I will order some now! :)
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome!! We use the regular ones since we use contact detach but they peel right off. I've found skin tac helps too.
ReplyDeleteLove that they made one with a hole...finally!
Good to know...we've been fighting that same battle all summer!
ReplyDeleteI got a little flyer about that, but forgot! SO glad they worked well! : ) (is it hard to take off?)
ReplyDeleteps-and I know what you mean...I love the surprise changes! ; )
@Holly it is not hard to take off. It is made with exactly the same material as the IV 3000 that we use to cover CGM. Very similar to tegaderm also.
ReplyDeleteI have been cutting mine for years!!! This is a great product idea. :)
ReplyDeleteCool! Glad it helped!! Those 'extra' site changes are frustrating!!
ReplyDeletethat is awesome - we're beginning to hit those woes lately, too...may have to order me a box :)
ReplyDeleteSaw your comment on my blog, thanks for letting me know about this! Right now my insurance will not cover this brand - but our problem was more of a reluctance to use any type of covering on the inset. Believe it or not, Benny just changed his mind about that this past weekend! So excited. Again, thanks for the info - much appreciated.
ReplyDeleteNice! I just posted today about how frustrated I am with site adhesive slipping and sliding with sweat this summer. I'll have to check into these!
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