[Diabetes-Talk] Medtronic releases new seven day extended ware infusion set for its pumps

[Jamie Gurganus]

Hello Patricia and Veronica! The cartridge does hold 300 units, and it lasted me not quite a week depending on how many high blood sugars I had to correct. The infusion set comes with the cannula and the tubing that disconnects from it, so I always had a collection of tubing available for changing a cartridge. The cartridge change was not synonymous with the infusion set change.  I know they always sent enough cartridges to match the number of infusion sets, but my often canceled my cartridge order. I just switched to the Omni pod five system, and I have a bucket load of med Tronic cartridges or Reservoir‘s as they call them leftover.

I’m not sure if I could leave an infusion set in for A week either unless they have created some thing that keeps the site from getting irritated. And I wore mine for about three days maximum before needing to change it. 

         Jamie

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> On Nov 20, 2022, at 10:03 PM, Patricia Maddix via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> The reservoir is that I was using in my last Medtronic pump held 300 units of insulin. Assuming that that is the case with the newest pump as well. As I use 20 units a day that will definitely last me a week assuming that even losing 15 to 25 units in the tubing added on.  I believe they said that it is possible to change out the reservoir without changing the infusion set as priming would not be necessary and that one of the goals was to cut down on medical waste which this would accomplish. 
> 
> However, Tandem has just recommended that I try changing my sites every two days rather than every three days because of the large amount of irritation and swelling that I get at the infusion site so this might not help me at all. I just need to figure out if I am allergic to the insulin, the material in the cannula or just what.  When I was using a Medtronic pump I sometimes went as long as five days without changing the site with no adverse effects. oh I know that’s almost like being against the pumpers law but there you have it. Do you all change your Lancet every time you prick your finger?
> It will be interesting to see how this new infusion set works for people and if they encounter tissue problems or degradation of insulin being at body temperature for seven days.
> Patricia
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>> On Nov 20, 2022, at 7:41 PM, Veronica Elsea via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Not being a Medtronic pump user, does their cartridge last that long. What help is it if you still have to change the cartridge every two days? Just thinking out loud.
>> Veronica
>> 
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Diana Cook via Diabetes-Talk
>> Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2022 11:39 AM
>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Diana Cook <diana56cook at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Medtronic releases new seven day extended ware infusion set for its pumps
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>> Surety wish tandem would do that! Have a blessed Thanksgiving!
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>>> On Nov 19, 2022, at 00:41, Patricia Maddix via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> FYI,
>>> Patricia
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
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