It was my desision to change it on the 6th day it was still working fine, I don't understand what the serious issue would be, I quite often changed my previous infusion sets after 2decisionSome days I can barely get an infusion set to last a day and it’s supposed to last 3 days. If it’s supposed to last 7 and doesn’t, I see a serious issue with supplies.
Oh I see, no I live in France, very pleased with the first one I will see how the next few go till I say they are great or notHey @Peter03 thanks for sharing your experiences with us! I’m very excited to get hold of the 7 day infusion set and give it a try. I’ve been told it hasn’t launched in the UK yet. Are you in the UK, and has it now launched, or are you part of a trial?
Just started my 5th extended 7 day infusion set, I have been pleased with them I normally get 6 days from them, I have just received another 3 months supply of the extended infusion sets and extended reservoirs, I normally only get 2 max 3 days from normal infusion sets so pleased I do not get any infusion site problems because I did with the normal infusion sets
Hi Peter. Do you know if there’s anywhere in France I can but the 7day infusion sets for delivery to uk? Would really benefit my daughter and I’m getting desperate I don't know when they will be available in the UK but I have used them here in France for the last few months and can say they work, although I normally only get 5 or 6 days but that is so much better than 2 or 3 days
Disclaimer: I live in Canada, specifically, in the Province of Ontario (we get some coverage for infusion sets through our Provincial healthcare plan. We have to pay out of pocket first, and then get three cheques of $600 distributed to us throughout a fiscal year to cover reservoirs and infusion set costs).
I've been using the 7 day extended set for about six weeks now. I have a feeling that the site is losing absorption capacity or insulin sensitivity at the end of day 5. Beginning overnight on the sixth day, I've started noticing that my blood sugars suddenly spike. I will try to verify that this is a problem with the set and not just natural hormonal fluctuations over the next couple of set changes.
If the sets only last for 5 days, I can't say that these sets will be worth it financially. Right now you only get 3 sets in a box from Medtronic Canada, which costs $192 in Canada. If you were to get 7 days, that's only 21 days worth of sets. A box of the usual three day infusion sets gives you a maximum of 30 days for about $235 (mio advanced).
If the 7 day set only lasts 5 days (and I tend to be able to wear a normal set for 4 days, so some people might not even get 5 days out of the extended set), then you're paying $192 for 15 days max. So if you have to double that to get 30 days worth of supplies, which is what I could get with the mio advance, then you're now paying $384, which is $150 more for a 30 day supply of infusion sets.
The cost effectiveness of the 7 day reservoirs will be dependent upon how many days your insulin absorbs effectively (of course if you also have a medtronic sensor, your pump might automatically adjust for this discrepancy, if the sensor works properly for you; but this could lead to problems down the road because you're infusing far more insulin than you really should be in order to cover the lack of absorption). Now if you have insurance that covers all of your supply costs, then it's not really an issue. You could keep the site in for four, five or six days and not worry about the extra cost. I suppose if you can only get 1 or two days out of a normal infusion set site, then the cost might also equal out. So I've got two more sets to try. I think I'll go back to the three day sets though, if the 7 day sets only last for 5 days, as "5 day sets" would be double the cost of 3 day sets. My two cents.
I'm really hoping that this was just a weird hormonal fluctuation (I often get weird glucose readings, along with problems with sleep and digestion, in the late spring and late fall). This is the first or second time I saw my blood sugars really jump on day 5 or 6, I don't recall if they did in the weeks prior, so I have to wait and see. I'm really hoping they'll last for the full 7 days. It's a game changer if they do.I have been on the 7 day infusion sets for 2 years now and I usually get 7 days with them but we are different also recently started on the Medtronic sensor 4 and am finding the last the full 7 days as well
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