The first thing that comes to mind is the question of how often you are changing out your infusion sets. I would recommend no longer than every three days. Second, you need to be sure you are priming the infusion tubing and the infusion set. Check with your local diabetes care team to make sure your technique is adequate. For instance, one of the infusion products requires that you bolus an additional one unit for the infusion set, once it is placed in the skin. Lastly, make sure you use an appropriate area for placement of the infusion catheter. The area must contain fat tissue, be free of underlying scar tissue or lipohypertrophy, and not compressible by external clothing. This area for infusion is usually in the abdomen, above or below the waist line. Most of the time, these technique-related issues can be successfully managed so that you don’t have to have the high sugars surrounding your change.
JTL
