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Permalink Reply by Taterbugs Momma on April 2, 2012 at 8:11am

We had the same issue with the thighs, but have also had the same problem on other sites as well. We went through multiple pods before discarding the box and problem solved...

Permalink Reply by Celeste on April 2, 2012 at 8:26am

We get better results on the thighs than the other sites (but it is our most recently added site).

Permalink Reply by NatalieHodge on April 2, 2012 at 8:33am

ok, she just gave a unit insulin sub q and changed her pod, there is a little blood in the cannula. Do you look on the thigh and try to avoid superficial veins? What are the other tricks to know about for thigh placement? cannula down, right?

Permalink Reply by Sophia'smommyLori on April 2, 2012 at 9:43am

We always place the cannula up towards the torso but not straight up and down. And, that goes for placement anywhere on Sophia. There are times we place the pod horizontally (lower back/upper hips/abd area)but it's always tilted enough that the cannula end is always higher than the "butt" end. Is this the first time you have experienced "post pod change highs"? It occurs for us most of the time, no matter what site we use (and we rotate over 8-10 different sites).........

Permalink Reply by NatalieHodge on April 2, 2012 at 5:51pm

nope it always happens, usually she will bolus 1.5 units with the change, then between four and six hours there is a spike. today to 280