[Lynne1]

Hi all - I'm on saline with my new pump and I'm experimenting with where to wear it. So far I've tried:

1. Pants Pocket - I like this option but not all of my pants have pockets.
2. Bra - Works well unless you have to bolus in public places.
3. Clipped on pants - Not crazy about the way the tubing hangs down outside my pants. My infusion set is 23" but the tubing still hangs down.
Where do you all put that extra tubing?

Thanks!

[spike]

Originally Posted by Lynne1

Hi all - I'm on saline with my new pump and I'm experimenting with where to wear it. So far I've tried:

1. Pants Pocket - I like this option but not all of my pants have pockets.
2. Bra - Works well unless you have to bolus in public places.
3. Clipped on pants - Not crazy about the way the tubing hangs down outside my pants. My infusion set is 23" but the tubing still hangs down.
Where do you all put that extra tubing?

Thanks!

I use the 43" tubing and just shove it down my pants. When I wear shorts, I loop the tubing into a couple of loose knots. That does NOT impede the flow of insulin because the tubing is effectively "kink-free" (double walled).

[JediSkipdogg]

I just loop mine a few times, since it's auto-looping in a way and stick it in the wasteband of my pants.

[TvBabe]

I also use the 23" and I just tuck the extra into my underwear

[Tatermom]

We loop it and stick it in the pouch next to the pump.

[JediSkipdogg]

I thought I'd post this too. Users of the Animas 1200 series pumps can get this little nifty gadget. I'm not sure how it works but it's suppose to wind the cord up somehow. And it only costs $11.99 plus shipping.

Here's the Animas info:

Product Details: ezWrap Kit for your Animas IR 1200 series Insulin Pump

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Product Description:
Not sure what to do with your excess tubing? Wrap it! Slide the ezWrap onto the back of your pump and wrap your extra tubing around it. It has a thin profile so there is nothing bulky to add to your pump. With ezWrap, there is no tubing hanging out of your pocket and no extra pieces to clip onto your belt!

[spike]

Originally Posted by JediSkipdogg

I thought I'd post this too. Users of the Animas 1200 series pumps can get this little nifty gadget. I'm not sure how it works but it's suppose to wind the cord up somehow. And it only costs $11.99 plus shipping.

Here's the Animas info:

Product Details: ezWrap Kit for your Animas IR 1200 series Insulin Pump

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Product Description:
Not sure what to do with your excess tubing? Wrap it! Slide the ezWrap onto the back of your pump and wrap your extra tubing around it. It has a thin profile so there is nothing bulky to add to your pump. With ezWrap, there is no tubing hanging out of your pocket and no extra pieces to clip onto your belt!

LOL! I think before resorting to that, I'd just order 23" tubing instead of the 43".

[psilocybin]

i tuck my tubing shallow along the hip of my boxers. and pump goes on my belt of my jeans...i use 60" tubing

[gsager]

if you use a minimed pump, minimed makes these little plastic clip thingees that let you loop some of the tubing together and holds it in place. i'm not sure how you get a bunch of them, but 2 or 3 should come with the pump

[Lynne1]

Originally Posted by gsager

if you use a minimed pump, minimed makes these little plastic clip thingees that let you loop some of the tubing together and holds it in place. i'm not sure how you get a bunch of them, but 2 or 3 should come with the pump

Oh, yeah! I remember seeing that. Just tucking it in is working now since I have regular pants on. Didn't work that well for me over the w/e when I had sweats on. Guess I'll have to dress nicely on w/ends too!

[JediSkipdogg]

Originally Posted by spike

LOL! I think before resorting to that, I'd just order 23" tubing instead of the 43".

I agree there. I just remembered seeing that one time when I was looking at 1200 accessories and was amazed they'd spend the time researching and creating one of those.

Originally Posted by psilocybin

i tuck my tubing shallow along the hip of my boxers. and pump goes on my belt of my jeans...i use 60" tubing

What sets come wiht a 60" tubing? I wasn't aware of anything longer than 43" and I'd love to know where 43 came from.

[duck]

Originally Posted by JediSkipdogg

What sets come wiht a 60" tubing? I wasn't aware of anything longer than 43" and I'd love to know where 43 came from.

Y'know? I was wondering that yesterday...Who in the world decided "43 inches" was an appropriate standard for length, and why? What does that convert to in CM?

(duck checks)

109.2cm. Nothing there. Hmmmmmm...

and 60" tubing...sign me up.

[psilocybin]

comfort comes in 60cm 80cm 100cm

[spike]

Originally Posted by psilocybin

comfort comes in 60cm 80cm 100cm

that's approx 23-1/2" 31-1/2", 39"

I'd think the 80cm would be perfect for me. the 43 is more length than I need and the 23" I use with the Sure-T's is aggravatingly too short, but I ordered those sets anyway because I'l have NO MORE BENT CANNULAS!!

[notme]

I wear my pump in my jeans pocket (the little pocket in the slant pocket) or on my waistband. I just tuck in my 23" tubing.