Inset 30 grief

2 more Animas Inset 30 infusion sets wasted figuring out how they work despite practising on 2 with DSN and watching videos.

2 on top of that wasted: "Negative... impacted on the surface" as a great X-wing pilot once said. Luckily I checked and felt rather than saw that the canula was just on the surface. Second DKA in two weeks would not have been fun.

The needle is a behemoth and for the first time in 20 years makes me think I should get a needle clipper and a sharps bin for the safety of everyone around me.

The insertion method seems to involve waving it at my body and casting runes to see what angle it will go in at. If at all.

So on about my sixth attempt I finally got one to go in. Three hours later I feel a little twinge. An hour after that the clear plastic inspection window over the canula is full of blood.

Suffice to say I am going back to the 90 degree entry Inset II. It is a marvel of modern engineering by comparison. Despite giving an infection the size of a credit card. (Why can I use a CGM sensor canula for 2 weeks without incident, but a pump canula is trying to kill me after 4 days?)

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And I am now having to apply direct pressure and wads of gauze to stem the blood that is streaming out of the wound left by the Inset 30 after I pulled the sticker off. There is a bruise the size of a 20p piece centred around the canula entry point. I am not best pleased.

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CarbsRok said:

To use the 30's make sure after you have done the procedure for setting it up including remembering to remove the guard, make sure you tuck the top (small bit of tape under the clips that you can see. This exposes the needle better and you can see where it is going.
Make sure you pinch your skin hold the inserter on tip toes and fire. Also make sure your finger is on the cannula over the clear plastic window and pull back gently. Then remove backing from tape and smooth it out doing the larger pad first. They are easier to use and a lot less fiddly than the II's.

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Thanks for that advice. I think I am doing all of that. To me the Inset IIs are simpler and more reliable to insert. None of those extra steps you listed, just fire and go. It is good to have the clear window though. That would be helpful on the Inset II even though the entry angle is 90 degrees.

The hardest thing for me with the Inset 30 is getting the angle right. I could do with the 30 degree angled guide bit that goes against the skin being much longer. For me it goes all over the place, won't sit firm and still, easily +/- 30 degrees error. Probably it is because I am too fat and wobbly. Back to Inset II on the thighs I think. But I will try Comfort. Thanks for the advice everyone.

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