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Permalink Reply by MossDog on July 27, 2011 at 9:35am

For SOME people tubing is a big deal. For most they can find a way to at least come to peace with it.

Permalink Reply by johnnyjumpstart on July 29, 2011 at 1:53pm

I'm always amazed when I read threads about pod failures. I've been podding for 15 months and have only had 2 pods fail while priming & 2 or 3 others after a day or two of wearing. I'd say I've had less than 1 bad pod per box. At this point I would never consider tubing. My bad pods have all been replaced for free.

Permalink Reply by Mark on July 27, 2011 at 6:53am

Interesting. I also had communication problems when I started, and found that when the bluetooth on my phone was turned off, the problem disappeared. I advise to perform your pod changes in a low RF environment.

Permalink Reply by Brooklyn on July 27, 2011 at 10:18am

yes I have been doing this for a couple of years now. I used to sit at my desk and do pod changes in front of my computer.

Permalink Reply by elaine peterson on July 26, 2011 at 7:21pm

Hi Brooklyn....so sorry that this has been your experience. Plenty of people have had happy experiences with pumps of all types. Maybe your next one will be perfect for you. If not, there is so much technology out there. It will only get better for all of us. This is a temporary bump in the road. Good luck to you.

Permalink Reply by clubkobe on July 26, 2011 at 7:42pm

It's all about figuring out what works for you. I went from tubed to tubeless about 3 yrs ago and so far have been pretty happy with Omni. Sorry that you've had such a bad experience. Maybe as time goes on the Omni will get better or new players will enter the market. Meanwhile, good luck with your change to hopefully a better insulin delivery system that will not curse you with failures. It's all about better control no matter how we get there.

Permalink Reply by ENDSwME on July 26, 2011 at 8:12pm

I understand your frustration. I have been on the pod since April of this year and things were pretty good up until this month. I got my A1C down from 8.5 to 7.2. But, this month I have had 10 pods fail one way or the other. And an additional 3 to occlusions which I guess is my fault. But it had me thinking about going back to the old "ball and chain" (tubing). And I really don't want to because my doctor tried so hard to discourage me from getting it. He really doesn't like it but when I went in for my check up for the first time since wearing it he had nothing to say but good job. So I'm trying to stick with it.

Permalink Reply by Brooklyn on July 26, 2011 at 8:25pm

The ball and chain is what scares me. i have never been on a tubed pump but tried a dummy one for a few weeks and didn't like it. my doctor doesn't like the Omnipod and says I am the only one of her patients who made a success of it. that changed though this year with all of the pod failure problems. Good luck and I hope it works out for you.

Permalink Reply by ENDSwME on July 26, 2011 at 8:32pm

Yeah that is the same thing my doctor said. He wanted me to get on the pump that you are going to. He had some guy that worked in his office call me and explain to me how everyone there is on the Paradigm and the ones that were on the Omnipod switched to it.

Permalink Reply by clubkobe on July 26, 2011 at 8:41pm

Me too, but they haven't given me any grief about it. Last A1C was 7 which was down a full point from before. Most of my problems with control are not the pod, but my own inability to figure bolus based on carb intake. Always a struggle for me. I suspect it would be the same challenge on the tubed pump.

Permalink Reply by Kelsie on July 26, 2011 at 8:31pm

Brooklyn,
I'm sorry to hear about all your problems with the Omnipod. That's got to be so frustrating! Especially because the whole point of the Omnipod is to make your life easier, and if that's not the case, then you should absolutely try something new. The tubed pumps really are not that bad. There are automatic inserters to put your site in (not as automatic as the Omnipod, but it's definitely easier to the "quick-sert" or whatever it may be called than to put in your site in manually, IMHO) and most people probably won't even notice your pump-- they'll think it's an mp3 player or a phone or even a beeper (although why someone would think beepers still exist in 2011 is beyond me! :) ) so don't think that you are a sick person or anything! You are doing what's best for you to control your diabetes, and that's what being healthy is all about! One quick warning about the pumps though-- just like you have to be careful not to run into any doorjams with the omnipod, watch out for door handles or anything else that you can get the tubing caught on! I will say though that knocking the omnipod off hurts a lot more than ripping out a traditional pump site (yes I've had LOTS of experience with both) but neither are pleasant experiences. There's a learning curve, but it's not daunting!

I really doubt your life will change that much, except that you'll probably feel a lot better about your self and your health when you don't have to worry about a system that is constantly failing you like the Omnipod did.

I wish you the best of luck with your new pump and I hope & pray that it gives you the results that you need!!!

--Kelsie

Permalink Reply by Brooklyn on July 26, 2011 at 9:22pm

Thank you Kelsie for the thoughtful and constructive response!
I also knock the pod off a lot though I got much better over time. Today literally on my way to the doctor to discuss the switch first I sheared the pod right off pulling my jeans on. I hadn't done this in awhile but I changed it last night from my arm because it failed- Pod error! replace pod now! So I thought it was still on my arm but it was on the leg. Then I filled a new one and it malfunctioned during priming. The second one also failed during priming. The third one worked. it felt like a sign that switching was the right thing.

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