I’ve been using Quicksets for a few weeks and gone from hating them to loving them multiple times. As I mentioned in a previous post, I used to use Insets with my Animas pump. Well, unfortunately, I can’t use those anymore because of Minimed’s proprietary connector but as far as reliability and ease of use go, they were great.
A couple issues I have with the Quickset having come from the all-mighty Insets.
Quickserter
Insertion – The Quickserter is not quite the tool it seems when watching video demos on Minimed’s website. It took me up to 5 minutes each site change just to get the thing loaded properly. Nothing like the Insets which come attached to a nice disposable plastic insertion device. My frustration with the Quickserter grew so I decided to try inserting a Quickset manually. The first time was slightly nerve racking (I hadn’t inserted a set manually in years), but with a firm quick wrist movement, I managed to insert a Quickset twice just as painlessly as the Quickserter had done. Huge time saver. Conclusion: Quickserter is worthless; insertion is painless when done manually
Quickset connector
Connector – With the name “Quickset” you would think it would be very simple to disconnect and reconnect the tubing. Personally, I find the connector a little more complicated than it needs to be. Again, I love the Inset’s design in this area. In order to disconnect a Quickset, you have to squeeze the tabs and twist. Seem simple enough? It is, unless you are trying to disconnect through your clothing, something I do frequently. Reconnecting is where I came across more problems. To reconnect the tubing, a donut-like circle must be placed over the infusion part of the set, lined up with the arrows and twisted. This becomes difficult when you place a set in a hard to reach area (i.e. your bottom) and can’t see the arrow–you have to play with it until it locks in place. Since I started using the Quickset, I have also had 2 instances where I absolutely could not reconnect the tubing (it wouldn’t fit onto the infusion piece) and had to resorted to inserting a new set. To be fair, I could have done something wrong, but as far as I am aware, I did everything properly. Conclusion: the connector could use a redesign
Other than the issues I outlined above, the Quicksets have been good. At the moment, I believe them to be my best option. That is, until a Minimed compatible Inset becomes available.