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Permalink Reply by kim on May 20, 2011 at 9:38am

so what are Cleo sets? I am in Canada, and so far i have tried the Inset II 9mm and 6mm (which i like), the contact-detach 8mm (they're okay) and i have 2 called Inset 30...it looks difficult! LOL!!

Permalink Reply by Andrew Tumsuden on May 20, 2011 at 9:54am

i had issues and went through now 6 sets in 5 days so they are replacing some of those sets and sending me a sample of the inset 30s might be better for me

Permalink Reply by Sue on May 20, 2011 at 10:46am

Cleos are made by Smith's Medical and they were orignally made for the CozMore pump, which was my last pump. I think if you just "google" them, you should find them. I buy them from a pharmacy in CA and they are about $85.00 a box (10 in a box). They may have gone up, not sure. I buy several boxes at a time, since I don't want to have to buy them all the time. I buy my insulin from Canada at $46.00 a vial, and my test strips come from American Diabetes Wholesale, and they are about 1/2 price, too...

Permalink Reply by t.clayton on May 20, 2011 at 10:54am

I've been using the Inset 30 since I started two weeks ago, wouldn't call them difficult to use.

Permalink Reply by kim on May 22, 2011 at 8:55am

so i have a couple of the Inset 30 samples that came with my pump. not sure how to use them. will have to take a good look at them and figure them out during a quiet time! not that there are many quiet moments in my house!! it looks as though you have to load the site into the injector??

Permalink Reply by rosieb on May 20, 2011 at 12:03pm

Over the years I found the MM QuikSet to be quite comfortable and will stick with it if I should change pump companies. I assume they're like Insets. I change every 3 days faithfully but it hasn't always been the rule. When I first started pumping they said you could wear the infusion sets 5-7 days (yikes) and then found that caused scar tissue. Then they lowered it to 3-5 and now no more than 3. If you do not want to have scar tissue, I would say to stick with 3-day changes. I no longer have use in several areas of my abdomen because of the early years' sites. I've found different areas to use but the rotation goes a lot quicker than was stated above. Good luck with pumping. After the first month or so it should be a breeze for you.

Permalink Reply by Sue on May 22, 2011 at 9:01am

Thanks, Kim...I'm happy about the A1C. I'm hoping to get it down in the low 6's. I put my sites on my upper thigh, fatty part of my back, just below breast height. I, too, have a little rotator cuff trouble in my left shoulder, so I have to be sure I can reach it. The right side is easier. I also use lower abdomen, below panty line, but I used that quite a bit, so I try to not use it too much. I used the abdomen around my belly button for so many years before the pump, that there is too much scar tissue there to put the infusion site. I haven't used my upper arms, but the Dr. told me I could, so I might try that some time...not in the summer, though....does that help?

Permalink Reply by kim on May 22, 2011 at 5:27pm

it does, thanks! i too have a lot of scar tissue on both sides of my belly button, and prior to mdi's i had built up quite about on my thighs! never did needles in my tummy as a kid!

Permalink Reply by Sue on May 22, 2011 at 6:35pm

Well, you might try putting an infusion site there then. I just know that certain places are really sensitive and it is different for everyone, so you just have to try. It's hard because I don't want to waste a set...they are too expensive!!

Permalink Reply by FatCatAnna on May 22, 2011 at 3:12pm

Hey Kim - Cleo's are available at Diabetes Depot and Diabetes Express here in Canada. I have a preference for Diabetes Depot - because alot of the staff are diabetic - and when you talk to them - they get you . Plus they will usually send samples (I've tried the Orbit 90 - which has a insertor if you don't like to insert manually - ). Never tried the Cleo - but they have it there as well.

I've been using the Contact Detach due to having teflon allergy to the cannula - it's a straight needle - and for myself - when I remove infusion set after 2-3 days - you'd not even know you had the infusion set in place in your skin.

Sadly, I have to buy all my insulin supplies from Animas directly - as my company insurance makes it too difficult to switch. Sort of sad, since I can get my supplies abit cheaper if I didn't go thru' them - but I'm covered 100% by workplace insurance - if you don't have extra coverage for your pump supplies in Ontario - then do your best to get the best bang out of your $2,500 that Ontario gives you with their pump program! I'm thinking you live in Ontario - but will check back to see if I misread your location. When I'm no longer working, if I can still afford to keep a pump, places like Diabetes Express / Diabetes Depot will be the route for me to go. Retirement is coming up faster then a speeding bullet - hopefully I obtain a new pump before I leave the workplace as well!!! Otherwise, MDI again - but I'm okay with that - but would miss Salvador Dali :)

Permalink Reply by kim on May 22, 2011 at 5:40pm

hey anna, yup i am in Ontario. and well our insurance through work sucks!! they only cover $1000 per person per year for prescriptions, and another $1000 for extended health, such as test strips and needle tips. apparently i have to get a letter from the ADP and send it to my insurance so that they will cover the difference once the $ comes in from them (which could take up to 3mths). i am not complaining, but i timed this whole thing wrong. i have been off work for 5 mths because of triple bypass surgery, and of course had no income, and now i start using a pump and find out i have to wait up to 3 mths for the assisstance for supplies. animas here has been good, and said they will try their best to assist me any way they can. i was checking out some other options for supplies online, but so far i will be getting a better deal with Animas.
it's sad to hear you say that you may not be able to afford to keep your pump after you retire 8( it seems to me that with diabetes you're damned if you don't and damned if you do. you struggle for years to keep yourself healthy so as not to "put a strain" on the country's health care system, and then after you have been a contributing member of society for years, they stick it to you! sounds fair, doesn't it??

Permalink Reply by Sandy Palmer on May 22, 2011 at 4:54pm

I love my Ping and I use their straight sets. I change normally ever 2 days b/c I tend to get infections easier but in the winter time when I don't do as much and sweat less I can sometimes go three daysl.

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