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Courtneyv

Inset problems......Advice?

We have previously using Inset 30s on my son, we were only able to get about a day and a half out of them before we noticed redness, since pump start last Jan., he has had ketones nearly 30 times. Our nurse said we may want to try 90 degree inset, We got them yesterday, I am having problems with insertion, mostly removing the cannula. The profile seems so much higher then the 30 when it's in, any tricks? How much pressure are you applying to get it to stick, it just keeps pulling up. Even when I snuck my finger under to hold adhesive prior to release it just didn't seem to go right. What resulted was a 490 BS and a night of low BS's . I'm really frustrated and wondering if we did not make a huge mistake...any advice would be welcome...thanks! CourtneyV .....ps.. I should mention I tryed one with IV prep, and another with transparent frame dressing

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Courtneyv Permalink Reply by Courtneyv on November 11, 2009 at 4:07am
Have tryed the Tegaderm, we now use IV Prep and IV frame around it. Glad to hear you can get that many days out of your site , let's your body rest a bit..................thanks for reply.be good....Courtneyv

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Darlene Ortego Permalink Reply by Darlene Ortego on November 14, 2009 at 10:52pm
Hi Courtney I use the Contact Detach set and it works wonderful....you put it straight in and their is no tubing it has a real needle and it does work for me you might want to check on those......I used to use the insets 30 I have little fat mass and the cannula was kinking causing me not to get the insulin that I needed....So I switched if you have any questions just shoot me a message....Have a wonderful day

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Courtneyv Permalink Reply by Courtneyv on November 15, 2009 at 4:32am
Darlene, Thanks for reply, have you tryed regular inset from animas if so how have you found the difference between the two. Also with the Contact Detach do you find then fairly easy to insert? Thanks Darlene.........CourtneyV

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