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Permalink Reply by Mike S. on May 9, 2012 at 1:21am

Hmmmm. Try 'em all Mark. Medtronic will sample you no charge. May want to cover any set you choose with IV3000 patch. Hope this helps.

Permalink Reply by Timothy on May 10, 2012 at 1:38am

The silhouettes have a much smaller needle than the CGM. and the Angle is much steeper. I think a few peeps suggested trying a few different ones, but I have used the silhouetts and the comfort on Animas for many years and they work fine and don't hurt much,
I bleed a bit from the CGM sensors too. If you insert them both the CGM and the silhouettes manually instead of using that spring loaded thing, it is much less painful and you will get better results.

Permalink Reply by DeeJay on May 12, 2012 at 10:35pm

Hi! I'm a female 5'3" and 118 lbs. I use the silhouettes, I insert them manually and I cannot feel a thing! It may seem like the CGM but its different. Try inserting them manually. I used to have problems with the QUick sets because they always hurt and would bend. The Sils are probably a great option for you.

Permalink Reply by Mark Horowitz on May 16, 2012 at 6:17pm

Thanks, all. I have just gone through a whole box of Quick Sets in a week and had my blood sugar spike severely three times. I asked Medtronic for Silhouette samples and will try them out. Looking forward to solving this problem soon...

Permalink Reply by Scott E on May 10, 2012 at 6:00am

I also have a small frame with little body fat. I've used the Silhouette for over 5 years and it's worked well. But, since the needle (a somewhat long one) goes in at an angle, I think it may have a tendency to traumatize more body tissue resulting in more scarring, faster. I just began trying the Sure-T less than a week ago, and since it's so tiny, I don't think ill develop as much scar tissue. Especially after beginning CGM use, it's important to limit the amount of scarring since body real-estate gets used quickly and takes time to heal.

Permalink Reply by Mike S. on May 13, 2012 at 4:30am

Hello Mark. I too have lost a lot of weight (40 lbs) this year. I use the 9mm Quick Set, but since I lost the weight the BS has gone up - that's weird. So I adjusted the pump and may start using the 6mm canula. I just got tired of the ankle swelling and shaving a fat face. Feeling better too. I'll be at my ideal weight by the end of Spring. Hang in there!

Permalink Reply by MarysMom on June 6, 2012 at 11:12am

We use the MIO for our little, skinny 10 year old. We love them! Haven't had 1 problem.
She is able to use them on her abdomen no problem.

Permalink Reply by Amber on June 15, 2012 at 7:26am

hey mark I know you posted this a long time ago but just wanted to let you know that when I first got on the pump I was pregnant. With nine months of skin stretching and getting thinner the best thing I found were the silhouettes. They go in at an angle and doesn't require as much fat. I never had any trouble wearing them on my prego belly. However once I went to the quick sets I was using what they call skin tac and that was so sticky it was causing my cannula to crinkly up and not even go under the skin. A hospital visit in a snow storm later I finally figured out what the problem was. Hope this helped.

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