Okay, I am super excited. When unboxing my new VEO the other day, I was reading the box the sensors came in (yay sensors! I haven't had any since 2010!) because I was shocked to realize they came in an un-refrigerated box (I guess the technology has changed in the last six years?) And I was shocked to realize that the sensors are approved for an alternate site too (on the bum). Which led to the realization that I could probably be moving my regular site around, too! I went looking online and sure enough, I found a Medtronic blog post about moving sites around the body!
Now I am a huge lover of the insulin pump. But the one thing I have never liked is that you use the torso for infusion set sites and sensor sites. The torso is, in theory, a great place because it is convenient and not going to get hit as easily while walking and whatnot. But I've always had troubles with my abdomen in particular. Even when doing insulin injections years ago I wouldn't use it because it would hurt and bruise super easily. This has remained true with the insulin pump. Luckily my sides aren't as sensitive to this sort of thing, so I've been using them for years.
But now the idea of using an alternate infusion set site has opened up a whole new world for me! Today I'm trialing using my thigh for the first time ever. It felt a bit weird at first, but things seem alright so far. I'm excited to see how things go over the next few days!
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