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Permalink Reply by Jessica C on June 29, 2009 at 3:01pm

I haven't come to that yet, I plan to use a Quick-serter! Sorry no help!

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Permalink Reply by John Smith on June 29, 2009 at 3:04pm

why do you want to do that, Sid?

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Permalink Reply by Terry Keelan on June 29, 2009 at 3:06pm

With the sils, nice and gently.

With the quickset, I'd take a BIG pinch of skin and plunge it in just like I was taking an injection.

Lose your Quk-serter, did ya?

Terry

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Permalink Reply by Denise on June 29, 2009 at 3:20pm

i keep an extra quick serter in case of----manual aint gonna happen here

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Permalink Reply by Kristin on June 29, 2009 at 3:24pm

Like Terry, if I use infusion sets inserted at an angle (Silhouette, Comfort, Inset 30), I insert nice and slowly by hand.

For the 90 degree insertion, I found it hard to insert manually without bending the cannula. I guess I didn't try the pinch and jab technique.

Which infusion set are you using?

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Permalink Reply by Jessica Rasmus on June 29, 2009 at 7:05pm

for my insets every time ive tried slowly allowing the needle to go in the cannula ends up bent and me at 300. so the best i can give you is just let it go in the way it is supposed to go in and don't do it manually. unfortunately for me i have a problem with the spring loaded as well. it takes me up to 25 min (record as of now) to put in a new infusion. i have a needle phobia, unless i can, like you want to do, manually insert the needle myself. ironic...

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