Minimed Silhouette Infusion Sets

I started using the Silhouette infusion sets last night. I'm in completely new territory with these sets because I'm using them in new locations. This one went into my outer thigh.

I forgot to order the inserter, so I had to manually insert the needle. I got the longer needles/canulas, which scare me a little at first just because of their length and thickness. But inserting the needle was actually quite painless and effortless.

It's been a little sore and I seem to be more aware that there is a cannula than normal, but overall I'm quite pleased with them. My jeans have rubbed it, which I can't say is that great, but so far I haven't had a problem. The site is successfully staying in my thigh. No bleeding, no delivery alarms.

The greatest part is that my blood sugars are down. Since starting the new sets and site location, I've had two lows. Some might ask, what's so great about lows? Afterall, they are scary and annoying and a waste of calories. But when you typically have at least one low a day yet you haven't had a single low in over a week, it's a blessing to see something like normal.

I still had an episode of levels over 200 in the middle of the night that wouldn't come down despite multiple corrections. I'm perplexed at this because I had gotten my night basals quite close to perfect before all these high blood sugars started. But I'm still grateful for waking up at 133 and having post-prandial numbers like 160.

I've kept one of my basal rates increased because I seemed to still be hanging in an elevated range. I'm going to watch my night basals and blood sugars again and make sure necessary changes are made immediately. Otherwise, I'm hoping that these Silhouettes and using my thigh will get my averages below 130 again.

I haven't figured out, or really tried for that matter, what caused all these highs in the first place. For the past month though, things haven't been right at all. On top of that, I've developed a few weird side effects that can't be explained (stomach pain, something like heartburn, and a weird weak/faint feeling). I'm not sure which is causing the other. I also got two terrible mouth ulcers, one of which got infected, which has never happened before.

Maybe it's all that? Maybe it's stress? Maybe it's the few pounds I gained back? Maybe it's losing my work out routine? Maybe it's everything all combined? No matter what it is, I hate it. I hate seeing averages like 199 or 169. I hate getting stuck in the 200's. I hate doubling my insulin needs and not getting relief. I hate it all.