| Why don't you ask your trainer or nurse educator for samples of different sets?? I,for one, could not use those insets. Also, if you like the idea of an inserter why not ask for a sample of the inset 30's that go in at an angle??
Also, why do you feel your lower abdomen is a bad place for a set?? I use my lower abdomen often and find it to be a great place for a set as long as you are rotating your sites. I have also found my hips, upper buttocks and love handles to work fine as well and are not hard to reach.
Unfortunately, sometimes there is no way to tell if a set is bad until you pull it and sometimes not even then. If I have readings of over 200 2 times in a row I pull the set and insert a new one. Since I switched to the comfort set shorts I have had very few bad sets.
Oh and as for the thighs, I have used them and have had success, but again, you won't know till you try. | 
