problem with my inserts

pooh3465 · #1 (**permalink**) 12-01-2008, 09:20 PM

i HAVE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF TROUBLE THE LAST TWO DAYS WITH GETTING THE cannula tubing not to bend on me. I put it mostly in my stomach or on my side but three times now I have inserted the cannula and it has worked great then later in the day or even into the next day all the sudden I get the no delivery alarm or worse I just start getting extreme bs. I take it and it just says HI

so i take out the insert and find it bent like someone has crumpled it but i do not know why it works for a bit then stops. Has anyone had this problem before?

Riannon · #2 (**permalink**) 12-01-2008, 09:31 PM

I had the kinking problem once. My cannula looked like an L when I removed it. My pump trainer changed the length of the cannula for me, and I have been doing well with my sets ever since.

I have an Animas pump and use the Inset. (Diabetic and needle-phobic. Bad bad bad combination! LOL) I have 9mm cannulas on the sets now. It was a 6mm that bent on me.

I would contact the supplier. There IS a chance that the sets are defective somehow. Very often, if you have problems and feel the sets may be defective, your pump supplier will replace them for you.

Good luck!

~Ri

kgm0612 · #3 (**permalink**) 12-03-2008, 07:41 AM

Pooh.........what infusion set are you using? Are you manually inserting or using an inserter?

In 3 years of pumping, I've only had a bent cannula a few times.

Karen

pooh3465 · #4 (**permalink**) 12-04-2008, 07:12 AM

i use have the mini med medtronic right now trying to get it upgraded but i use 6 inch or mm or whatever they call it, quick sets i think they are called and yes right now i am inserting them manually my inserter is broke but i have done this for the last four years and never had a problem with it.

SCC · #5 (**permalink**) 12-04-2008, 07:21 AM

I switched to a shorter cannula and that totally eliminated the problem. I use the mini med silhouettes and never had problems with them....

Gordonm · #6 (**permalink**) 12-04-2008, 07:28 AM

I have been using the 6mm Quicksets for over 2 years now. I do use the inserter all the time and have never had a bent cannula yet. I have never tried to insert it manually.

Could you be inserting it into scar tissue?

pooh3465 · #7 (**permalink**) 12-04-2008, 07:38 AM

well I didn't want to admit I am overwieght lol but i use my pump in my stomach (have just started using in my legs since this) and i am wondering if the extra fat would be the cause of it crimping up. I can tell when i pull the needle out if it if it catches i know to take the set out because it has most likely crimped. I guess whats throwing me off for an explanation is why does it work fine for a day or a few hours and then crimp. i mean unfortunatly it's not because i am suzzy areobics, i do office work and clean house mostly.
so why are the crimping after they are in my body?