How do you waterproof the site for an insulin pump?
November 16, 2009 by Diabetes and Blood Glucose Tips
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My 5 year old cousin has an insulin pump. We want to take him swimming. What is the best way to secure his site? We’ve tried Tegaderm and Band-Aids. Any suggestions? We don’t want to water log the site. If he’s in the bath very long, the skin around his site becomes loose.
My 5 year old cousin has an insulin pump. We want to take him swimming. What is the best way to secure his site? We’ve tried Tegaderm and Band-Aids. Any suggestions? We don’t want to water log the site. If he’s in the bath very long, the skin around his site becomes loose.
If you have a pump, what do you do to keep water away from your site?
Thanks in advance!
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Diabetes Feedback: You can get different sizes of tegaderm, and cover it again with plastic and tape, you will most likely have to re-apply, always monitor it to check for seal leaks. try a couple of layers of tegaderm, and have some on hand just in case
Diabetes Feedback: Well if you’re taking him swimming I would definitely change the infusion after he’s out. This will avoid site infection from the bacteria and chemicals in the water. Maybe on the third day when you’re going to change the infusion anyways would be a good day for him to swim.
You don’t want to put too much tape over because you might pull out the site or bend the cannula when removing the tape.
IV 3000 tape works well too…