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      ConnieT1D62 likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I usually take 2-3 times what I think I'll need.
    • 3 hours, 23 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I always bring extra infusion sets and CGM sensors in case of accidental tear out. With Tandem pump, a charger is also essential. I forgot mine in my last weekend away. I use a Dexcom G6, so don't need to finger stick, but always bring my meter & strips just in case, and extra lancets as sometimes my non-diabetic family members like me to check their BG. I always take a vial and syringes in case of pump failure. For overnight trips also bring juice boxes/ glucose tabs and glucagon in case for lows. Hard to travel light as a T1D, especially with those GIANT Dexcom sensor inserters! 🧳🧳🧳
    • 3 hours, 39 minutes ago
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      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I usually take 2-3 times what I think I'll need.
    • 3 hours, 40 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Just did this and brought almost all of these things. Didn’t think to pack an extra transmitter tho. But, did have 3 ways of administering insulin, plus CGM and regular meter. So, I knew I was good. I choose “loaner pump” too but really it’s an old pump that still works. I actually had to use it the week before my trip for a pump failure emergency, so glad I have it.
    • 3 hours, 56 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Having been a Boy Scout when I was young taught me to be prepared for anything. I tend to over pack for everything. So, I pack just about everything listed. However, I never considered taking one of my old insulin pumps. I'll consider it. But for a 7 day trip, I'm not sure. I guess it depend upon where I'm going.
    • 3 hours, 57 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I was in Boston in 2013 when we were all confined to our hotels while they searched for the marathon bomber. I also remember 9/11 when planes were grounded. I never assume I can easily restock supplies and always take at least double the amount I'll need of everything including my backup pump. Fingers crossed that I never need it. I hope I could be one of the ones who share live saving stuff with anyone who gets caught without it.
    • 3 hours, 57 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Ughhh the extra CGM sensor is the worst. It takes up an unnecessarily large amount of space.
    • 3 hours, 58 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      It is WAY TOO MUCH stuff to be prepared away from home. Generally, half my suitcase. And even more stuff if it is a two-week trip. You missed snacks and glucose tabs.
    • 5 hours, 18 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I was in Boston in 2013 when we were all confined to our hotels while they searched for the marathon bomber. I also remember 9/11 when planes were grounded. I never assume I can easily restock supplies and always take at least double the amount I'll need of everything including my backup pump. Fingers crossed that I never need it. I hope I could be one of the ones who share live saving stuff with anyone who gets caught without it.
    • 5 hours, 19 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Ughhh the extra CGM sensor is the worst. It takes up an unnecessarily large amount of space.
    • 5 hours, 20 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I'm really surprised at the low percentages of people that take extra supplies. We don't carry an extra pump and haven't used one long enough to have old extras. But even though we are, in general, very light packers, we always make sure we have extra D-supplies, in case a sensor fails or is ripped off, a bottle of insulin gets damaged, etc. But it also depends on WHERE we are going. On an overseas trip of any length we'd always take an extra transmitter. But we'd be unlikely to take one on a domestic trip unless we were going for several weeks. We always take pens even on an overnight trip ever since my husband flew to NYC on a day trip with some buddies, his pump failed, he had not brought pens for back-up and his BG soared! I see the burden of carrying extra supplies as the price to pay for insurance that nothing will actually fail.
    • 5 hours, 21 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Glucose tabs and snacks.
    • 5 hours, 22 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
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      I take twice as much pods, CGM supplies as I know I will need. It is a pain to carry all that junk but necessary. We never know when a pod or sensor will fail. I also take syringes just in case my pump fails which it never has in the almost three decades I have used one. I also carry a few Baqsimi just in case I have a severe low. I carry more insulin than I know I will need since I broke a bottle once when overseas and almost ran out on another foreign trip.
    • 5 hours, 22 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      A while back I went to the UK for a choir tour. I had just acquired a CGM, a G4 Platinum, specifically as a safety measure for the trip. I don't bring second meter any more, but this was before the Dexcom was trusted for bolusing, so I was still meter-dependent and felt I needed an extra just in case. As it turned out I DID need it, but not for myself. There was another, newly dx'd, T1 on the trip and she lost her meter when she left her bag on the bus or some such. So I was able to come to the rescue. It was possible to buy a replacement of course but European/Brit ones are calibrated in moles rather than mL so that was still a glitch--she used mine for the remainder of the trip.
    • 5 hours, 23 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Just did this and brought almost all of these things. Didn’t think to pack an extra transmitter tho. But, did have 3 ways of administering insulin, plus CGM and regular meter. So, I knew I was good. I choose “loaner pump” too but really it’s an old pump that still works. I actually had to use it the week before my trip for a pump failure emergency, so glad I have it.
    • 5 hours, 24 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      It is WAY TOO MUCH stuff to be prepared away from home. Generally, half my suitcase. And even more stuff if it is a two-week trip. You missed snacks and glucose tabs.
    • 8 hours, 20 minutes ago
      TEH likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Skin prep pads.
    • 8 hours, 20 minutes ago
      TEH likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Glucose tabs and snacks.
    • 8 hours, 21 minutes ago
      TEH likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Additional (i.e. beyond what I usually carry with me) glucose tablets and a dose of Baqsimi.
    • 8 hours, 21 minutes ago
      TEH likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I usually take 2-3 times what I think I'll need.
    • 9 hours, 8 minutes ago
      Flo Bachrach likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I take twice as much pods, CGM supplies as I know I will need. It is a pain to carry all that junk but necessary. We never know when a pod or sensor will fail. I also take syringes just in case my pump fails which it never has in the almost three decades I have used one. I also carry a few Baqsimi just in case I have a severe low. I carry more insulin than I know I will need since I broke a bottle once when overseas and almost ran out on another foreign trip.
    • 9 hours, 36 minutes ago
      Jeff Marvel likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Having been a Boy Scout when I was young taught me to be prepared for anything. I tend to over pack for everything. So, I pack just about everything listed. However, I never considered taking one of my old insulin pumps. I'll consider it. But for a 7 day trip, I'm not sure. I guess it depend upon where I'm going.
    • 9 hours, 36 minutes ago
      Jeff Marvel likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I was in Boston in 2013 when we were all confined to our hotels while they searched for the marathon bomber. I also remember 9/11 when planes were grounded. I never assume I can easily restock supplies and always take at least double the amount I'll need of everything including my backup pump. Fingers crossed that I never need it. I hope I could be one of the ones who share live saving stuff with anyone who gets caught without it.
    • 9 hours, 37 minutes ago
      Jeff Marvel likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I agree that it depends on where the trip is. My decision point is how long would it take to get replacement supplies and what are the effects of a delay. I’m MDI Tresiba which lasts >24 hours, which significantly reduces the urgency to replace background insulin. For NYC, I brought nothing extra. For my trip to a third world country- I brought one, and only one, extra of each supply including a CGM receiver. Dexcom wasn’t available where I went and I worried if something happened to my phone, I wouldn’t be able to download the software if I bought a replacement phone.
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      Jeff Marvel likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I'm really surprised at the low percentages of people that take extra supplies. We don't carry an extra pump and haven't used one long enough to have old extras. But even though we are, in general, very light packers, we always make sure we have extra D-supplies, in case a sensor fails or is ripped off, a bottle of insulin gets damaged, etc. But it also depends on WHERE we are going. On an overseas trip of any length we'd always take an extra transmitter. But we'd be unlikely to take one on a domestic trip unless we were going for several weeks. We always take pens even on an overnight trip ever since my husband flew to NYC on a day trip with some buddies, his pump failed, he had not brought pens for back-up and his BG soared! I see the burden of carrying extra supplies as the price to pay for insurance that nothing will actually fail.
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    Do you keep a written or digital log of past injection/pump sites on your body to ensure regular site rotation?

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    34 Comments

    1. Britni

      I write myself reminders in my blood glucose and insulin log to use my left hand for my Lantus injections every other day so that I’m not always taking it on the same side of my body all the time. I take most of my Humalog doses in whichever arm doesn’t have the CGM that day, so that rotates every two weeks, no reminder necessary.

      1 year ago Log in to Reply
    2. kristenthomas

      I follow a set rotation of 10 sites that I use to keep things even.

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    3. gary rind

      I’m on MDI so the shots tend to add up. I’ll rotate the sides of my stomach for shots, 2 weeks on the left and then 2 weeks on the right. This gives the sides time to heal up.

      1 year ago Log in to Reply
    4. Larry Martin

      No I have a regular pattern so just move to the next place in line.

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    5. Nicholas Argento

      No log- but a technique. I use 6 areas of the abdomen and rotate from one to the next, and within those areas, move up and down and back and forth to use a wide area and try to AVOID SCAR TISSUE.

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      1. TEH

        Me too! Thats what I was going to comment.

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    6. William Bennett

      No, I just have a pattern I follow. I’ve been religious about rotating sites for all this stuff since first dx’d in 1983, back when they showed me pix of what hypertrophy looked like. Even finger sticks are on a finger-rotation scheme.

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    7. Sherolyn Newell

      I switch back and forth between the backs of my arms and move up and down a bit. If it seems like the insulin isn’t absorbing very well, I switch to legs for a while. CGM is on my abdomen, so I generally don’t use that. Lower back works, but it’s hard to get it on there.

      1 year ago Log in to Reply
    8. StPetie

      Due to limited area available on my abdomen, I use specific patterns to rotate infusion and cgm sites. Therefore, I don’t feel the need to log them.

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    9. Miguel Carela

      Omnipod keeps the record whenever I use a new pod.

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    10. Bob Durstenfeld

      I said NO, but I have a regular 12 sight rotation, including my lower back and thighs an addition to my abdomen.

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    11. Glenda Schuessler

      No log for infusion site placement, but I mentally take note and definitely rotate.

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    12. Mike S

      My body is its own log of where the sites have been. I’ve been rotating between arms and abdomen since starting a pump years ago and never use the same site twice in a row. Residual marks are my visual cue of what area to avoid when I rotate back to that particular site.

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    13. Jacqueline Sanders

      I rotate between 6 sites on a regular basis

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    14. Kevin McCue

      I would consider such an app. I have been roasting sites but it is difficult to remember where I left off when switching sides

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    15. Kristine Warmecke

      No however for best practice, I should.

      1 year ago Log in to Reply
    16. cynthia jaworski

      As directed, I only use my libre on my upper arms. I switch arms every 2 weeks with my new sensor. As for my MDI, whatever is convenient or socially acceptable. Won’t drop trousers in a restaurant!

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    17. George Lovelace

      No, I just look for the “Bullet Holes”

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    18. KCR

      I follow a regular rotation pattern but don’t use a log to track it.

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    19. Becky Hertz

      I rotate between arms, upper and lower back fat, gluts, thighs, and sometimes lower abdomen and sides of upper abdomen. I’ve had two midline surgeries on my abdomen so the property there is very limited.

      1 year ago Log in to Reply
    20. Ahh Life

      😕 I use the integumentary system. It’s always with me, visible, and I do not have to search for a phone, an app, or a log book.

      1 year ago Log in to Reply
      1. Patricia Dalrymple

        I love your vocabulary!! I am always learning new words. Love it!

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      2. Wanacure

        Don’t we all use that system? What’s the alternative to skin? 🤓 If any of us get on Jeopardy, we’ll be well-prepared by Ahh Life!

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    21. AnitaS

      I alternate between left & right stomach while also moving up and down, right & left arm, and right & left lower back. I also try to stay a few inches away from my cgm

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    22. Catherine Davis

      I can see the red dots where my recent sites were and avoid them. I have a very fair complexion so they are quite visible.

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    23. Randy Mees

      I don’t keep a written record, I just sort of remember. My endo always asks about injection sites, so as a joke, one time I drew a diagram on my abdomen and divided it iMonday thru Sunday and breakfast, lunch, dinner, and bedtime. When he ask about where I put my shots, I raised my shirt. We all had a good laugh.

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    24. n6jax@scinternet.net

      I did for about 60 years, but not in the last8 years. I follow a pattern with my daily syringe injections so I do not hit the same spot for at least 3 months .. I am about 130 lbs .

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    25. Molly Jones

      Clocks work well to keep me informed of the next pump site. CGM needs to have a log as I don’t go round the same as my pump, but go back and forth and am sometimes confused.

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    26. BOB FISK

      I don’t log my injection sites each day, but I have a straightforward pattern that I use. Since I have the current infusion site as a marker when I change to the new one, I know where I am in the pattern. This pattern changes from side to side to insure that the subsequent placement of the infusion set is not closeby.

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    27. Wanacure

      1. Each time I change Dexcom sensor, as advised by endo tech, I alternate left of navel, above navel, then to right of navel. 2. I used to inject insulin in butt, legs, arms rotating in each site. Then I learned exercise can cause variation in insulin effectiveness in legs and arms. I thought it scarey weird at first, but finally started injecting insulin(s) in abdomen to maintain more consistent insulin activity. Works better for me. 3. For finger sticks: I avoid sensitive pads. I record left side of finger and thumbs, then do right side of digits, then middle of each digit. Shaking the finger or milking it before jabbing, cuts down on wasted strips. A couple of times in distant past I tried using earlobes and toes for sticks, but bleeding was excessive. Pix of fat atrophy scared me too.

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    28. Lawrence S.

      I keep it in my head. Yikes 🙂

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    29. Cheryl Seibert

      No need for manual logging. Because I wear a CGM on my upper arm, I position my infusion site on the same side of my body for ease in sleeping. I go as follows: 1st 3 days on my buttock, 2nd 3-4 days on my stomach, last 3 days on my hip again different spot.

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    30. PamK

      I have a standard rotation I use all the time, so no need to write it down.

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    31. Leona Hanson

      I don’t log because I rotate like this my arm to my belly to my leg then the other side so everything heals good before the other round my cgm on the opposite side but backwards but I don’t use my leg instead I use my lower back

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