I Finally Did It!

[Shalyndria]

As of today I think I am now officially a walking pincushion! ;) :p This morning when I changed my set I decided what the heck, I'll put this sucker in my thigh since I keep saying I'm gonna do it. So I inserted a Sillhouette (no way was I putting a QS there :eek: ) at the shallowest angle I could get without being too shallow, in the top of my right leg. It's on the outer right of my thigh (without being on the side) a little below the crease in my leg.

So far it's been OK; only problem is I can feel it there and there's a bit of a sting when I bolus. Probably a little too close to the muscle in spite of my diligence. But there's been no rise in my BG levels so that's a plus.

I can now say I probably insert sites everywhere on my body that is physically possible :D

Shy

[BeadieJay]

I'm not sure exactly what you're talking about, but I'm really pleased for you - I think LOL. I mean, is this a good thing or a bad thing? If it is bad, then ((((((((((((Shy)))))))))))), but if it's good then http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_1_112.gif


(sorry, not trying to be funny, just not sure, cos I don't inject, so I don't know what it means to you - but wanted to encourage you either way!!!)

[Shalyndria]

LOL thanks Sue :D ! It's a good thing, and I hope it stays that way. Thanks for your encouragement; I really appreciate it!! :) :)

And you made me chuckle, which is always appreciated!

Shy

[BeadieJay]

phew, I'm so glad it's a good thing :D

and glad I made you chuckle - I loooooooooove making people happy!!!

[Dewey]

Hey Shy,

Glad to hear you were able to use the leg as a site...I've tried several times, but the one that worked didn't last very long, and then there was the gusher...LOL. :D Oh, well. Gotta try, right? ;)

[Belinda]

Way to go SHY!!! I still just use my stomach.....

[am1977]

When I was using the pump, I tried putting the quickset in my outer thigh, but it didn't work that well for me. It seemed like the insulin wasn't being absorbed as well there. I also have a good amount of muscles in my legs from all the exercise I do and I think it just wasn't a good spot. My stomach worked better for me.

[nantomsuethom]

Hi Shy
We have found (for Thomas) that the outer thigh works better than the top of the thigh, better absorption. It took him a few months of me nagging before he let me switch to his thigh and now he prefers it there.
Nancy

[Shalyndria]

Thanks for all the encouragement and responses, guys :) ! The site is still doing great, BG's have been level all day, although there is still a slight sting when bolusing. Not bad enough to warrant removing it, though, and I'm still hoping it'll go away ;)
So I'm glad I tried it, although I'm unsure as to whether I'll add it to my regular rotation or not. Didn't really need another site as I use so many different parts of my body already, but I was compelled to try it since I try anything at least once lol.

Now my problem is that I have nothing new left to try :eek: !! What am I going to do with myself now??

Shy :D

[Jenny]

Good job Shy!! LMAO. you have done this everywhere? LOL

[Shalyndria]

Oh man I don't think this thigh thing was such a good idea. :( Last night before going to bed I had two lows in the space of an hour (I rarely have lows), after eating like 40 g CHO and lowering my basal rate by more than half!! Then at about 5 am this morning I woke up with the shakes etc etc and checked my BG and it was 2.7 (49) so I ate another 30 g CHO and lowered my basal down to 10%. When I woke up about an hour later to get ready for my day it was only 4.2 (76)!!! Jeez wasn't that a headache (on top of the headache I got from waking with a low) :rolleyes:

Oh well it was good while it lasted....I think :o
Man what am I saying I'll probably end up trying it again, just to see if the excess of hypo's was a fluke!

Shy

:topic: JEN only 4 more posts to go until you're a senior :p !!

[Jenny]

Too bad you are getting low. Hopefully it was just a fluke. And yup, I'm workin on it! LOL

[Shalyndria]

Yeah I'm hoping it's just a fluke too, Jen, but I think it's probably because I have too much muscle in my legs. Wish some of that would spread up to my tummy lol.

You can do it, three posts to go!! Then you too can have a new nothing for your left pocket!
Hey I only need 233 posts to be on top of Tony!! Wait, 232 now...

Shy