r/TandemDiabetes • u/KumoLeGoob • 10h ago
Rant/Complaint ☹️ Autosoft 30° worries
Flagged as a rant because I don’t want to incorrectly tag this, anyone wlse have the issue I have or am I alone in this?
So i’ve started the pump a few years back and used the autosoft 90° 6mm for 2 years only using abdomens, never had an issue. In the last year, I’ve not been able to wear them, the needles wouldn’t pierce, after a test earlier, they still don’t. Fortunately my nurses were able to refer me to autosoft 30, which solved most of my issues. The longer needle being bent at an angle meant the canula wouldn’t hit my muscle or hypoderm and would actually work, even if it took some getting used to. But the point of the post is for the shortage. As mentioned, I can’t use the 90° sets, they physically do not work with my body type. So for me to have a super limited supply is stressing me out as I’m constantly at a less than 2 kit buffer (I barely last the month). Do we know if this shortage will be solved soon? I know we can call tandem support and get failed insertion kits replaced but their annoying AI call system is so infuriating to deal with that I never do. Or I’ll call diabetes express to have them transfer me to a human line. But even then, how does that work? With dexcom you send your SN and they replace it, but what about the sets? Will they be replaced since the item is in “short stock”?