stinging sites after contact?

[psilocybin]

anyones site ever sting after bending over or it rubbing on something?? mines turning red because i inserted to low near my hip...does it get better if i protect it from rubbing over a period of time?

[duck]

Use your judgment...I've put up with uncomfortable sites for three days, and I've removed sets after a few hours.

The worst thing I ever did was I had a set on my hip that was about the same height as a stair rail in my old house...I walked by that rail and *just* bumped it...Man oh mighty, felt like a nail was driven into my hip...I fell over, my wife thought I stepped on something...When I finally looked at my site, it was already bleeding out. Ewwwwww...

[JediSkipdogg]

I've had sites that really annoy me, mainly if I get near the belt line and my belt just rubs against it all day.

I have also put up with site pains at times and even on occasion the stinging to a very high extent. One time at work, around Christmas, I had to give like a 10 unit bolus for cake and each unit hurt more than the previous. An officer could tell the pain I had on my face and asked what was wrong and I told him being shot would probably be less painful.

I'd be kinda concerned on why it's turning red.

[psilocybin]

its not really red,,,,its just kind of sore.the redness subsided

[TvBabe]

its not really red,,,,its just kind of sore.the redness subsided

I had one in a similiar location do that.....by the end of the three days I did have a slight infection (not serious, a bit of polysporin cleared it up in a couple of days).

[kgm0612]

I have to be careful where I put my site. If I put it too close to where the waistband of my pants are, or close to the pockets, then it feels as if something is rubbing against it and it's uncomfortable.

Karen

[Yvonne Burns]

I use an Animas 1250 and was experiencing stinging at various different sites. I called the company and they suggested that I slow down my delivery. I don't know if other pump companys have the feature that allows you to control (somewhat) the speed of delivery. I eliminated the stinging that way. However, sometimes the site just hurts. I change my infusion site in this case because I don't want to wait and risk high blood sugar because of a problem. It isn't as cost effective this way but it is better for my health. Thanks for being there, everybody!
--Yvonne

[spike]

I use an Animas 1250 and was experiencing stinging at various different sites. I called the company and they suggested that I slow down my delivery. I don't know if other pump companys have the feature that allows you to control (somewhat) the speed of delivery. I eliminated the stinging that way. However, sometimes the site just hurts. I change my infusion site in this case because I don't want to wait and risk high blood sugar because of a problem. It isn't as cost effective this way but it is better for my health. Thanks for being there, everybody!
--Yvonne

The MiniMed pumps infusion insulin at the rate of 1.5 U per minute--very slow. That prevents pooling and stinging.

[SugaryOne]

Mine sting for a small amount of time after I insert, this occurs very often for me. Of course, I insert my sites down near my hip, just above to my pants hem.

Sometimes mine turn red after I take them out but rarely bleed. I think I have a mild skin allergy to the Mastisol adhesive I am using. But maybe it's because I haven't been able to get any Detachol from Smiths Medical though.

Anyone else been able to get Detachol?