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09-16-2008, 11:44 PM
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My son only gets one day out of an inset, anyone else like this?
You all were so helpful with my other question, I thought I would post another question to the d veterans.
My son gets one day out of an inset. I have tried ALL insets to no avail. No kinked lines, bubbles, bent cannulas. He just starts getting poor absorbtion and high bg numbers. I thought at first it was just the scar tissue that was the problem. I have now moved to his legs and am experiencing the same thing. I here that some people just react this way to insets. Anyone with same situation? Thank you for your input.
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09-21-2008, 10:25 AM
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He should get more then a day, try an area with a little more fat less muscle.
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09-21-2008, 10:27 AM
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Yes, definitely try a fattier area. Pinch an inch of skin too before inserting.
You really should be getting more than just one day. Check with your endo also for more advice.
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Mom to 2 boys (6 & 8), oldest dx in Oct. '06 Pump MM522 w/ Sure-Ts infusion sets since July '10 Previously pump Deltec Cozmo w/ Contact-Detach sets "He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which." ~ Douglas Adams
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#4
09-21-2008, 01:51 PM
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I've never used an inset, but didn't get great numbers with Sil, which I "think" are the same, but not sure. I now use Ultraflex, and so far so good!
Call around to different pump companies and get samples of their sets
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#5
09-21-2008, 03:40 PM
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Well, some people are sensitive to teflon so it could be scar tissue related to that. We used to use the Insets, but now use Rapid D's which is a steel cannula set. Jacob tolerates the steel cannula very well and has almost no scar tissue. We don't have absorption issues. I try to change sites every 3 days but sometimes it goes to four days and it's still not an issue.
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Dave (non D) Father of Jacob (Type 1, dx'd 11/2005, born 12/11/2000) Medtronic Revel 722 since 1/08/2012; Apidra AccuCheck Aviva meter, Sure T infusion set Guardian CGM since 1/9/2012 Former Animas and Dexcom user Husband to Tammy, Father of Andrea, 12 and Logan, 15 (all non D) "Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative." - Oscar Wilde "Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." - Robert A. Heinlein
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#6
09-21-2008, 07:32 PM
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We used to get only 2 days out of a Inset. We get 4+ out of the Inset30s. Maybe you should consider an "angled-in" set
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~Nancy Mother to: Samantha - 15 Michael - 12 Emma - 7 (2/16/05 dx 3/07, dx Celiac 1/10) - Pumping with a Pink Animas Ping! as of 9/07 CGMSing as of 3/26/09 with Navigator, 9/14/12 with Dex 7, 12/5/12 with dex G4
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