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[JanTx]

Based on my "no delivery" post and the responses I had there I took the advice given and self-inserted my last Quick-set. No problems! When one kind soul mentioned that it wasn't any worse than an injection I saw the light. That inserter click really bothered me - and the troubles I was having with it grabbing the adhesive were a pain. Anyway, if you had gotten brave with your injections and are using an inserter, you might want to consider giving this a try. I was concerned that I had done it right at first, but it's not all that complicated!

[RLK]

Based on my "no delivery" post and the responses I had there I took the advice given and self-inserted my last Quick-set. No problems! When one kind soul mentioned that it wasn't any worse than an injection I saw the light. That inserter click really bothered me - and the troubles I was having with it grabbing the adhesive were a pain. Anyway, if you had gotten brave with your injections and are using an inserter, you might want to consider giving this a try. I was concerned that I had done it right at first, but it's not all that complicated!

Can you describe for me how you hold the Quickset to insert it? I've done several by hand, but always feel like my fingers are getting tangled in the adhesive. Thanks!

P.S. Congrats on your first manual set insertion! :)

[JanTx]

I hope that someone answers who has more experience than my one time, but I put the blue needle-remover thing between my fingers - the adhesive was under my fingers and the blue thing in between. I held it that way - palm up - to remove the paper covering the adhesive - then flipped my hand over and inserted. My hand was in a position to pat my belly when I inserted it. Does this make any sense at all???

[tcc123]

They never sent me an inserter when I started with the quicksets. So I have been manually inserting for 3 or 4 months, and have never had a major problem. I hole the blue thing with the tips of my finger to insert it. To take off the paper covering the adhesive I try to grab the sides of the disconnect part (right below the blue thing). I do this because once I had to peel hard and was holding the blue part and somehow the needle came out. So it was a wasted set, but that is the only problem I have ever had with these.

[AnimasPumper06]

i did it by hand once, because i forgot my quickserter.

it really didnt hurt for some reason, but the problem is since it didnt go in as fast as with the serter, the adhesive got wrinkly really quick. i think when it shoots in there super fast that helps it stick better.

[RLK]

Does this make any sense at all???

Makes perfect sense! I need to try doing it again and not worry about keeping the adhesive out of the way- maybe then my fingers won't get tangled in the adhesive! I think that's a carryover from my Silhouette days, where you had to hold it back in order to get the set all the way in.

[Lilly164]

because, to me, the canulas are similar to a syringe. The pump trainer said to hold the skin taut with one hand and quickly throw, ie push the Quick-set in with the other. Works great, except for the two times I didn't hold both the tubing and the blue needle thingy together. The metal needle came out and, well, you cannot insert the cannula without the needle.
I don't see a need for an inserter. I find it easy to put in a Quick-set with a dart-like throwing motion.
The one time I had a real problem was when the site pinched only 5/8 of an inch. The cannula is 90 Degrees to the tape and must be in subcutaneous tissue.
It always hurts a little for the first 5-10 minutes. Does anyone else experience this?

Lilly

[notme]

Jan, you described the way I do it to a tee. I also put the blue plastic "needle cover" between my fingers. My fingers hold the back side of the adhesive flat. I don't hold skin taught or anything like that. I just slap it on where I want it and my fingers hold the adhesive flat against my skin. Voila! It really is just as easy as using the inserter. I have had the same inserter for six years and it has (knock on wood) worked perfectly. However, I have forgotten or lost it a few times and I do just fine without it. Make sure to smooth down all of the edges after you insert.

[KritterMom]

What are some of the reasons that you would insert manually? Do you do it like if your inserter breaks, or you don't have it with you? I'm gonna start pumping next week, and need to know.

[Mitochondria]

I haven't had any problems using the quickserter so far but it's nice to know that this is an alternative if I ever do have problems with it.

[JanTx]

The adhesive stuck to my inserter once and left goo on it - that I didn't realize was there - so subsequent sets got stuck in there, too. That's what got me to post on here (and how someone else figured out there was adhesive residue on the inserter). I've cleaned off the inserter and could use it again, but that same post had a couple of people mention inserting without the inserter - and how it was no worse than an injection. I had gotten where the "click" of the inserter was bothering me. No - don't worry about it - it's not a deal at all - just bothered weinie little me! So -- given the idea that a needle is a needle is a needle I hand inserted - and liked it just fine. I'll probably be doing that from now on. I've only done it once, but that set is on the end of it's 2nd day and feels just fine.

If I were you - if an inserter came with your stuff - I'd use it. Just know that there's an option should you be away from home without it or just want to try it ... or get goo on your inserter or get tired of the little "click"! :hello:

[June91]

I always found it easier not to use the inserter. The only snag for me is peeling off the adhesive gently so the needle stays in place. The best way to prevent this would be the following (Quickset):

1. Hold the circular pad, not the blue plastic bit.
2. Start peeling the opposite semi-circle, but stop halfway.
3. Hold the circular pad on the side where you started peeling and repeat.
4. Then, with both "stickers" on their way off, hold by the blue plastic and peel both off easily.

Sounds complicated, I know, but is really easy to do.