I agree with Julie. It makes since to me to change the site after 2 to 3 days. I maynot be a pump user yet but am seriously thinking about it. I had asked the nurse practiciouner how often I would have to change the site area if on the pump she said 2 to 3 days because of the possiblity of infection within the site area. Think about it if you have ever taken injections you never gave yourself the injection in the exact same spot everytime you took your shot? So why would you do it on something that is sitting in your body for 2 ot 3 days.

 

Also think of it as an IV. Okay I have had plenty of those as well in my earlier days of being diabetic type 1. They would change that site out depending upon how good my veins were every 3 to 4 days or they would come in and flush it to make sure that the fluids were flowing properly.

 

After 24 years it is all starting to make more since to me then it did 10 to 15 years ago.

 

Cyndi

Pumper for 2+ years. The CDC recommends changing infusion sets every 2 days, concern is infection. Medtronic says (said?) every 3 days. I fill reservoir and let chips fall where they may, 3 to 5 days. Site may slow absorbtion on third day. Web site insulin-pumpers.org (free) has statistics on all these concerns.