Comments on: bent needle http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/03/22/bent-needle/ Blog for the diabetics who use an insulin pump to control diabetes Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:51:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: rodney_800 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/03/22/bent-needle/#comment-23192 rodney_800 Tue, 23 Sep 2003 21:57:23 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/03/22/bent-needle/#comment-23192 Jan, I like you have been on three pumps. I have been pumping 18 yrs. The same as you, I could not tolerate the "real needles" as well as I do the soft set. I used straight and bent both, I had more site problems after using the stay in needle. I was having some problems this fall with my soft sets then called Mini Med and they sent me a free soft serter and it is great. No more problems with it. Gail Jan,
I like you have been on three pumps. I have been pumping 18 yrs. The same
as you, I could not tolerate the "real needles" as well as I do the soft
set. I used straight and bent both, I had more site problems after using
the stay in needle. I was having some problems this fall with my soft sets
then called Mini Med and they sent me a free soft serter and it is great.
No more problems with it.
Gail

]]> By: kristan_180 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/03/22/bent-needle/#comment-23187 kristan_180 Mon, 22 Sep 2003 09:53:33 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/03/22/bent-needle/#comment-23187 YRMV is certainly the key....I have been totally satisfied with the bent needle after 4 years of frustration with soft sets...I bang it, hit it (the site) often, and seldom have any pain or problems... Since I am on Medicare, and they do not pay for anything (except test strips), the cost differential is significant... David YRMV is certainly the key….I have been totally satisfied with the bent
needle after 4 years of frustration with soft sets…I bang it, hit it
(the site) often, and seldom have any pain or problems…

Since I am on Medicare, and they do not pay for anything (except test
strips), the cost differential is significant…

David

]]> By: damian150 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/03/22/bent-needle/#comment-23186 damian150 Mon, 22 Sep 2003 02:12:24 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2003/03/22/bent-needle/#comment-23186 I've been pumping 16 years. My first 2 pumps were mfg'd by CPI (Cardiac Pacemakers Inc) and used them from 8/83-4/92. They quit making pumps so I went to MiniMed. I used many, many, many bent needles (in fact also straight needles that I bent myself until some people hollered they couldn't bend them -- so they started making them bent). But, I had a lot of pain and had to wear a holey eye patch lined with cotton and edges covered, to protect me from the jabs and pokes and blood and pain caused by hitting the site with my purse, groc. cart, or held babies kicking there. I also had burning due to allergy to the metal. I really hesitated going to SofSets because of the increased cost. But so far my ins. has not balked; I do not use a Quick Release (that, too, is more expensive). Having had DM since 11/5/50 I am no longer squeamish about the needle. I just plain don't like pain (any more than I HAVE to put up with -- which is enough as it is). Perhaps, like renal thresholds, pain thresholds are a YRMV (your results may <!--more--> vary) type thing. I also cannot tolerate being in bright sunlight. There are probably many sunworshipers on this list. If I had my druthers, I druther not be this way. Jan I’ve been pumping 16 years. My first 2 pumps were mfg’d by CPI (Cardiac
Pacemakers Inc) and used them from 8/83-4/92. They quit making pumps so I went
to MiniMed. I used many, many, many bent needles (in fact also straight needles
that I bent myself until some people hollered they couldn’t bend them — so they
started making them bent). But, I had a lot of pain and had to wear a holey eye
patch lined with cotton and edges covered, to protect me from the jabs and pokes
and blood and pain caused by hitting the site with my purse, groc. cart, or held
babies kicking there. I also had burning due to allergy to the metal.
I really hesitated going to SofSets because of the increased cost. But so
far my ins. has not balked; I do not use a Quick Release (that, too, is more
expensive).
Having had DM since 11/5/50 I am no longer squeamish about the needle. I
just plain don’t like pain (any more than I HAVE to put up with — which is
enough as it is).
Perhaps, like renal thresholds, pain thresholds are a YRMV (your results may

vary) type thing. I also cannot tolerate being in bright sunlight. There are
probably many sunworshipers on this list. If I had my druthers, I druther not be
this way.
Jan

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