We just started using contact detaches - we were having such anxiety over the inset 30s even though once in - she was fine with them.
Here are my questions
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Do you find that the tubing from the anchor site is too short?
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For each change so far when we pull out the old site (we are on our 3rd set) there is blood at the site. Not a lot - like a finger prick - but still blood there - is this just from the steel set?
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We have been having higher than usual numbers since using this set. I thought that the steel sets generally had less issues with absorbtion issues . . . Although tonight she was 326 before dinner (last night I changed all her settings - upped basals and changed a few of her i:c) had 12 carbs, went to bolus and the pump told us that she did not have enough insulin . . .so we went thru the whole change. bolused for the now 306 and 50 minutes later she was 46!!! Wow that was a big drop in less than an hour. I can only suspect that the new site had better absorbtion . . .hmmm
4, What do you do with the set when you pull out the site? With the insets - there is a soft cannula so there is no sharp and the set to begin with all fits into the neat little capsule so no sharps . . . I guess it just seems weird - I have been bending the needle over and pressing the anchor site to the needle set for secure measures and then placing in the sharps container.
Ok I had a few more questions but they have left me now . . .
Overall - we really like these sets and she has much less anxiety over them . . . Much quicker site changes.