a plastic tubing that delivers insulin from the pump to your body and comes in different lengths to accommodate different needs

Consists of a length of thin plastic tubing with a lock connector at one end, attached to a very small cannula placed under the skin. It is connected to the insulin pump and used to deliver insulin to the body. Infusion Site The place on the body where the infusion set needle is inserted under the skin. Injection The introduction of medication into the body with a delivery device eg. needle and syringe, pen, pump. A person with diabetes injects insulin by putting the needle into the tissue under the skin (called subcutaneous). Other ways of giving medicine or nourishment by injection are putting the needle into a vein (intravenous/IV) or putting the needle into a muscle (intramuscular/IM). Injection Site The place on the body where the insulin is injected.

The MiniMed Sof-Set QR infusion set has long tubing (either 42" or 24") that is connected to the insulin reservoir (syringe), which is loaded inside the pump. Insulin is delivered from the reservoir through this tubing. At the end of the infusion tubing is a small cannula. This is inserted into the subcutaneous fat (the fat right below your skin), with a small needle that is later removed, so that only the cannula remains. A plastic waterproof bandage is placed over the site to keep the cannula in place.