[Diabetes-talk] Insulin Pumps, and Scar Tissue from Years of Syringes

Tue Nov 15 23:30:30 UTC 2016

Everett and all, I am struggling with this problem too. I have used insulin
pumps now since 1990 and in my early days, I participated in an experimental
program and we had some real whoppers of cannulas back then. My problem is
worse on the right side of my body for some reason and boy do I see the
difference in results, every other month. I've heard of some women placing
the cannulas in their breasts but never quite got up the nerve to try it
myself. When I was interviewing different pump companies two years ago, The
Snap pump people told me they wouldn't likely put me on the pump because
after such a long time, my results would likely not be predictable. Thanks a
lot! <grin>
But I sure hope someone takes a look at this because as time goes by, there
will be an increase in this problem with more people on pumps right from the
start. Glad you found a good working area. I'll keep looking but I'm sure
glad I have company here. Thanks.
Veronica

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Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Insulin Pumps, and Scar Tissue from Years of
Syringes

Everett

I have extreme scar tissue all over--diabetic for about 37 yrs so injecting
10+ times a day over that has given me huge scar tissue with adsorption
issues using those long 1 inch needles for so long. ...and so agree...why
is there not research on this.
But the big question is--wow, never thought of the area between the nipple
and arm pit--never thought I had enough fat there (and of course no doctor
has ever suggested it but we all know if you are a diabetic we have
different tricks up our sleeves), but you are saying this is a great area
for you and have not run into issues?
Thanks

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On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 4:09 PM, Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via
Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Not sure of any research. But this also depends on the person. I took
> injections for 20 years, and have been using a pump for 12 years now, and
> I've not experienced this problem myself. But I know scar tissue is a
> problem for a lot of long-time diabetics, whether they take injections or
> use a pump. Some have more problems than others. It can also depend if the
> area you inject/place set is a fatty area or not. Typically places on the
> body with more fat stores absorb insulin better. Regardless, if it's not
> already, it is something that should be looked into.
>
> Bridgit
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Everett Gavel via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 12:44 PM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Everett Gavel <everett at everettgavel.com>
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Insulin Pumps, and Scar Tissue from Years of
> Syringes
>
> Hello All,
>
> I've recently realized an amazing difference in my insulin absorption with
> my insulin pump that I've been using for I believe it's going on 3 years
> now. Might be 2 years, though. I'm getting rather forgetful anymore.
That's
> what years of pretending you don't have Diabetes gets you. It's amazing
how
> much you learn after those teenage years when you know it all. Anyway,
> about
> the insulin absorption...
>
> I thought I'd been safely sticking my tubing in spots where there wasn't
> any, or at least very little, scar tissue from the decades of multiple
> syringe pokes per day since I was 10 years old, y'know? Up along the edge
> of
> my rib cage, above my belly button, on my kidney areas, etc. Places I
> wouldn't have and don't think I did, stick nearly inch-long needles into
> when I was using syringes, y'know?
>
> But I just the other day, almost a week ago now, tried sticking the site
up
> on the side of my chest area, between my nipple and my arm pit, basically.
> And what a surprise, my blood sugars have not registered this well for
this
> many days in a row for years. Possibly decades. Seriously. I've had near
> perfect sugar levels for almost a week straight now, and I'm not doing
> anything different than I have been for the last couple/few years.
> The only difference that I can recognize is that the injection/tubing site
> is in a place where I have never, ever stuck a needle in my life. And so
> I'm
> recognizing that not only over the last few months where I've been having
> trouble finding sites where it will absorb decently through my scar
tissue,
> but it looks now like even when I thought it was absorbing okay most
times,
> it hadn't really been. Because I'm telling you, this past week has felt
> great!
>
> Now, my question to you all is, has there been any research done on
getting
> injection sites for insulin pumps that will penetrate past and/or through
> scar tissue, to absorb better? Because it seems that others like me,
who've
> been taking syringe shots multiple times per day for decades, might have
> problems like this too. And as we continue on, the scar tissue isn't going
> to dissipate or lessen, but rather, get worse. So, has any big pharma
> company been researching how to help life-long type 1 diabetics absorb
> insulin better as they age and deal with growing scar tissue?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Everett
>
>
>
>
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