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On average, how many days do you use the same insulin pump infusion set?
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I try to keep it to 3 days but I hate changing if there is still over a days worth of insulin left. so sometimes 4.
Use the omnipod 5 if there is still insulin in it itvwill let you use it for 8 hours past the 3 day expiration. I do this if I have insulin left.
If it is a new, fresh site, then about 4 days. But that is rare after 30 years on a pump.
Just switched back to pump from MDI. Tried to use for four days but left a bump. So now down to three days.
The OmniPod has a hard shut off after 3 days.
I use Minimed 780G. I answered “until there is no insulin left in my cartridge”, which is true. However, when I load the cartridge, I estimate about 3 days worth. When the pump tells me that there is 0 units in the cartridge, I know I still have time because there is always 15 to 20 units left. Below 0 = time to refill.
My Omnipod 5 pods expire after 3 days (plus an additional 8-hours)!
More like 2.5
I use Omnipod DASH, the pump is the infusion set. It lasts 72 hours with an 8 hour grace period for a total of 80 hours but once the insulin is gone it can not be refilled.
I answered, “Until there is no insulin left in my cartridge .” That’s regarding the cartridge and tubing (T Slim X2 pump). However, I try to change the infusion set every 3 days. Sometimes I forget.
I meant to say that I change the cannula every 3 days.
I use the Trusteel infusion set, which is supposed to be changed every 1-2 days. I try to go 2 days, but my blood sugars often go very high the last 4-5 hours, probably due to a blockage. Sometimes I can get 2.5 – 3 days out of a set. I particularly need to do this when flying abroad. I try to bolus extra insulin if there seems to be a blockage. But sitting on an airplane for hours leads to high sugars anyway, either due to stress or due to lack of moving around, I suppose.
If you are on a Dex G7 CGM, you should be wearing you set 3 1/3 days to make the 10 days the Dex runs, but now you get a 12-hour Grace Period which adds to the mix! But all this mat change, Medtronic has a sets you can wear for 10 days.
I was changing infusion set for 4 days but have found that I have more problems with lows throughout the 4th day so I now do change on suggested 3 day schedule
4.
I sadly go through 150 U of insulin a day so I only get 2 days out of a fill. So, on day 2 I refill and get the second 2 days before I scrap everything and start over. My Rx is written for every 2 days but that seems like such a waste.
I use extended Medtronic infusion sets. They last 7 days