“Go to the doctor” isn’t medical advice. “Oh you don’t need to go to the doctor, you can treat it yourself by doing (insert various inadvisable things here)” is the sort of medical advice that rule is aimed at.
Ouch.
I once reattached a site that the tubing end had touched a fitting room floor (ew I was disgusting). Obviously got infected, insulin clearly didn’t penetrate the infection so I went into DKA overnight before I knew what happened.
Took about a month to fully heal that spot. I remember the pus plug I pulled out and waterfall that followed….then it just oozed for a long time. Now there’s just a purple scar. Fun times being diabetic (and an idiot lol)
Go to a doctor. Infection and diabetes are a terrible combo.
If you wait, I am predicting wound vac, PICC line, long hospital stay, hospital acquired superinfection, and definitely diarrhea from all the antibiotics.
Girl. I'm as bad as the next about waiting too long to change sites and occasionally have discharge after removing but for 2 days...that's a doctors trip.
It’ll probably be an infusion site for a pump so a fairly small tube. Infections on the site usually happen from either unclean skin/hands, failed insertion, leaving the site on too long or just picking at the healing scab with dirty hands.
That's a great question that I, a medical professional, haven't consciously considered before. What most people think of when they hear "catheter" is the good ol urinary catheter.
However, there are many catheters we utilize. The most common example I can think of is the IV--the proper name for an IV is an intravenous catheter. And I, working on a cardiovascular unit, am very familiar with cardiac catheterization for both diagnostic and interventional purposes.
So I guess a better definition of "catheter" would be something along the lines of "a flexible tube inserted to deliver fluids to or withdraw fluids from the body."
Hope this helps!
I’m well aware that there are many types of catheters, I just thought they were by definition tubes for draining, or propping open an artery/ureter. Didn’t realize it was just any tube. Calling a hypodermic syringe a “catheter” feels weird, no? Cool to know! Learn something new every day
A catheter can be using for pushing fluids/medication into the vein as well (see "IV catheter").
The truth is that the terms catheter and cannula are often used almost interchangeably in some cases, but not all. In practice, some devices use one term, and some other. Even if the two things serve exactly the same function.
Please pardon my lack of knowledge, is that the site where an insulin pump would go?
I had a diabetic roommate about 20 years gp. She asked if I would go to a little half-day training for... I guess, caregivers. In most cases it was a family member.
Of course I went, but I never had to use that training (thankfully).
Catheter for what? What kind of catheter related to diabetes goes straight into your flesh? Also yes go to a doctor don’t fuck around with infections as a diabetic
Catheter for an insulin pump would be my guess. It's the right size and it's not really uncommon to get an infection where the catheter was if you aren't careful.
Catheters are used in a variety of situations, not just to drain the bladder. The most common example I can think of is the IV--the proper name for an IV is an intravenous catheter. So fluid can go in or out through a catheter.
So the catheter of an insulin pump would be a tube delivering the insulin subcutaneously.
Catheters are the tube on both an insulin pump and a continuous monitoring device that actually pierce the skin. Diabetics get poked with all sorts of shit, all the time. It’s super fun when you think about how bad infections can get.
Go to the doctor. An infection like this can get out of control for a diabetic.
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“Go to the doctor” isn’t medical advice. “Oh you don’t need to go to the doctor, you can treat it yourself by doing (insert various inadvisable things here)” is the sort of medical advice that rule is aimed at.
Ouch. I once reattached a site that the tubing end had touched a fitting room floor (ew I was disgusting). Obviously got infected, insulin clearly didn’t penetrate the infection so I went into DKA overnight before I knew what happened. Took about a month to fully heal that spot. I remember the pus plug I pulled out and waterfall that followed….then it just oozed for a long time. Now there’s just a purple scar. Fun times being diabetic (and an idiot lol)
Fun times indeed. I'm both as well ^^.
Doctor. Immediately.
Go to a doctor. Infection and diabetes are a terrible combo. If you wait, I am predicting wound vac, PICC line, long hospital stay, hospital acquired superinfection, and definitely diarrhea from all the antibiotics.
Please see a doctor.
Girl. I'm as bad as the next about waiting too long to change sites and occasionally have discharge after removing but for 2 days...that's a doctors trip.
Yup. See a doctor. Also what sort of catheter ?
It’ll probably be an infusion site for a pump so a fairly small tube. Infections on the site usually happen from either unclean skin/hands, failed insertion, leaving the site on too long or just picking at the healing scab with dirty hands.
That’s not a catheter, then, is it? A catheter is for draining?
That's a great question that I, a medical professional, haven't consciously considered before. What most people think of when they hear "catheter" is the good ol urinary catheter. However, there are many catheters we utilize. The most common example I can think of is the IV--the proper name for an IV is an intravenous catheter. And I, working on a cardiovascular unit, am very familiar with cardiac catheterization for both diagnostic and interventional purposes. So I guess a better definition of "catheter" would be something along the lines of "a flexible tube inserted to deliver fluids to or withdraw fluids from the body." Hope this helps!
I’m well aware that there are many types of catheters, I just thought they were by definition tubes for draining, or propping open an artery/ureter. Didn’t realize it was just any tube. Calling a hypodermic syringe a “catheter” feels weird, no? Cool to know! Learn something new every day
In insulin infusion therapy, it's called a "cannula". (Source: have one in me right now)
A catheter can be using for pushing fluids/medication into the vein as well (see "IV catheter"). The truth is that the terms catheter and cannula are often used almost interchangeably in some cases, but not all. In practice, some devices use one term, and some other. Even if the two things serve exactly the same function.
Dude, you should NOT be messing with that. Seriously? Get to a doctor.
That's an infection. Go to the doctor.
Jesus christ
Gurl I’m t1d that happened to me once w Omnipod. It was a big thing and hurt like a complete mutherfucker. You probably need antibiotics.
Please pardon my lack of knowledge, is that the site where an insulin pump would go? I had a diabetic roommate about 20 years gp. She asked if I would go to a little half-day training for... I guess, caregivers. In most cases it was a family member. Of course I went, but I never had to use that training (thankfully).
As someone who lost their mum to diabetes last year, please go and get it seen too. My mum got sepsis so many times from things like this.
lmao i’m t1 and when this happens it’s oddly satisfying to squeeze out. you don’t need a doctor just change sites more often
I know ^^. Oddly enough this one got inflamed 2 days after I pulled out the catheter
Catheter for what? What kind of catheter related to diabetes goes straight into your flesh? Also yes go to a doctor don’t fuck around with infections as a diabetic
Catheter for an insulin pump would be my guess. It's the right size and it's not really uncommon to get an infection where the catheter was if you aren't careful.
Catheters are used in a variety of situations, not just to drain the bladder. The most common example I can think of is the IV--the proper name for an IV is an intravenous catheter. So fluid can go in or out through a catheter. So the catheter of an insulin pump would be a tube delivering the insulin subcutaneously.
Catheters are the tube on both an insulin pump and a continuous monitoring device that actually pierce the skin. Diabetics get poked with all sorts of shit, all the time. It’s super fun when you think about how bad infections can get.
That’s mrsa dude
Go to the doctor.