The weirdest thing happened today when I was changing my pump site.
I ripped the old site off, just like I always do, but the difference is that this time, it starts bleeding!
And I don’t mean a little drop, either. There was blood running down my side, and I’m not talking about a trickle, although I was able to stop it pretty quickly with some pressure
Has this ever happened to anyone, and their site starts bleeding profusely?
This is a one time occurrence, but I wonder why it did that? At least, I hope it only happens once
And now I’ve got this nice purple bruise forming, too!
I’ve had this happen when it’s a bad site, and blood comes back into the tubing. But I could see the blood in the tubing, and my numbers were elevated so I knew I wasn’t getting the insulin properly. It’s only happened a handful of times to me, and I’ve been pumping 7 years. I do remember the first time it happened and I freaked out too! Was your body still absorbing insulin while using that pump site?
Happened to me a few weeks ago. You pry hit a subcutaneous venule. They can be a bear to stop bleeding, but just place strong compression on the area with some non-stick gauze. That’s what I did after about 3 paper towels (just to get to the bathroom) and it stopped after a bit.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who’s experienced this…although I’m sure it wasn’t fun for anyone!
Christina, I did notice that my sugar’s have been elevated recently, but I attributed that to the fact that I’ve been skipping the gym and eating waaay more than I should…but I think I’m going to blame the bad site now I didn’t see any blood in the tube, so I didn’t even think to change my site before the 3 days was up.
Thanks for the tips for what to do next time. Hopefully I’ll be better prepared!
Oh yeah…I’ve had this happen to me. My dh says if I ever go missing there will be plenty of DNA splattered around the bathroom and he will be in big trouble!
It’s nice when we can attribute higher numbers to something that’s not our “fault” huh?! As an aside, I noticed on your profile that you are a cake decorator - that is awesome!
