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Old 05-02-2008, 02:03 AM
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2-4 days here. Usually 3. After 3, the site is usually getting a little sensitive, and the stink of the insulin (from the tubing itself) is unbearable to me. Yes, I have a cursedly sensitive nose..
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Old 05-02-2008, 03:52 AM
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Interesting, my daughter tells me that insulin stinks.
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Old 05-03-2008, 08:16 AM
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Ooh yep it does, I find it stinks if I have some kind of spill. To smell it from the tubing.... that is a very sensitive nose, you should become one of those professional "smellers" of perfumes and such, condensr.
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Old 05-03-2008, 01:25 PM
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About every 2-2.5 days. That's when my insulin runs out anyways, so might aswell change it all then instead of just leaving the site for another day and just refill
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Old 05-04-2008, 09:59 AM
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I usually change every 3-4 days but due to $ issues as of late have found the Cleo set to be good to go for a week. The comfort doesn't do so well for that long...
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Old 05-06-2008, 03:29 PM
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Every 3-4 days for me. Also, I would recommend the Cleo infusion set too. I recently switched to that from the Silhouette style that went in at an angle. One huge advantage of the Cleo is that since it goes straight in, the canula doesn't have to be as large as the angled type, thus decreasing the amount of scar tissue buildup.
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Old 05-06-2008, 04:37 PM
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Every 3 days. But I only change the tubing when changing the reservoir, which lasts me about 9 days. I wonder if I should change the tubing more often . . . I have quite a collection.
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Old 05-06-2008, 04:43 PM
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I have started making myself change every three days by putting less insulin in the reservoir. I have pushed it to five days and after the fourth day, my numbers start to go way up. So.....less insulin in the reservoir is a good way to force me to change it. I hate changing a good site.

And YES, insulin stinks.
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