Pain During Pump Bolus?

[sheila1128]

At dinnertime when Riley did his meal bolus he said it really hurt when the insulin went in? Does this happen to others - is this normal? His site was just changed last night and his BS indicated that the insulin made it into his system, but what would have caused it to hurt?

Puzzled ...

[Butterfly Betty]

If the site is fresh, Sophie complains about it hurting. If the does is large, over 7 units, she complains about it hurting. Did you check his site and make sure it was okay? Not red or anything?

[CaitlynGrisham]

This happens to me sometimes when I put a site in a new place. Also, after new sites (the first bolus, usually) and when I give a massive dose of insulin for some reason or another (probably pizza; I love pizza).

Occasionally, this happens and it is a kinked cannula. I'm not really sure how to tell the difference; sorry.

[TheTestingMom]

DS tells me that sometimes it stings. Usually always when a bolus is over 6 units, but sometimes as little as 3. Whenever he needs a bolus over 6 I split it into 2 doses.

[mysweetwill]

Thats interesting, because my son says he feels the insulin going in, and sometimes feels "it" in his legs. His doses are pretty small now so I wonder if it will hurt for larger doses, and whether some kids/people are more sensitive to that. He used to always say lantus stung and when I once pierced my finger while using a lantus syringe I could understand, my entire finger felt numb for a half an hour!

[cdninct]

I'm not sure which pump he is on, but I believe the Ping dispenses the insulin faster than the Revel, which can cause burning. There is a way to slow it down, but since DS uses the Revel, I can't tell you how to do it!

Good luck!

[Beach bum]

If it's a new set or a new bottle my daughter has complained. You can also try slowing down delivery. Go to the home screen and click on set up. It is under that menu.

[Michelle'sMom]

We have our Ping set to slow delivery but larger boluses still sting. For anything over 4 or 5 units, we set up a 0/100% combo for 0.1 hr (the shortest setting).

[DsMom]

This is rare, but is does happen...almost always right after I change his site.

[Caldercup]

Originally Posted by cdninct

I'm not sure which pump he is on, but I believe the Ping dispenses the insulin faster than the Revel, which can cause burning. There is a way to slow it down, but since DS uses the Revel, I can't tell you how to do it!

It's in one of the Ping's setup menus -- maybe 'advanced.' There's a delivery speed choice of NORMAL or SLOW. We chose slow and our son seems to notice the boluses only very occasionally, usually when it's a larger bolus.