OmniPod Failures with No Alarm?
Has anyone had the problem with OmniPods that I'm having? I put on a pod & it works fine for a day or so; then my blood sugars start escalating within a 6-hour timeframe to the point that I realize no insulin is being delivered. I get no alarms & a visual inspection shows no problems. I report to OmniPod; go through the same set of questions each time; they FedEx me a replacement pod & I ship the bad pod back, but I never get any explanation of what might be wrong or if they are aware of a problem & are working on it. Aside from the negative effects of high blood sugars, I'm discarding a lot of expensive insulin! Any feedback would be appreciated!
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Permalink Reply by Megan E. Wilhelm on
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I was on the OmniPod for only 6 months because of many issues and I did have this problem like you are having. My Endo said it was an absorption issue b/c the canula might not be in far enough (it appeared fine when I checked). Anyway, my A1C shot up .6 while on the OmniPod so I went back to injections and my A1C is better than ever. Good luck!
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Permalink Reply by marybee on -
Sorry to hear you had to go back to injections. Why wouldn't you have the same absorption issues with injections? I'm going to keep trying with the OmniPod since I have a problem about 15% of the time so that means it's fine 85% of the time.
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Permalink Reply by Jgos on
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So "nose down" does not work for me. In a strange way I kinda understand that. If I have issues it has been the batch - not the placement. At this time of year guys need to be aware of suncream - the creams and after sun can cause issues. Thats my thought. However - once you have dealt with a "bad pack" you can just get on with things.
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Permalink Reply by marybee on
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I agree--I believe the problems stem from a bad batch or lot of Pods, not from where I position it. Good point about sunscreen creams, but not a factor for me.
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I think the absorption is different because I didn't have much space for the pod to go; my legs and flanks worked OK until I had too much scar tissue (causing occlusion after occlusion), and the back of my arms never worked. I take injections in my stomach and side arm, which has better absorption. I'm glad you're doing well 85% of the time - that is awesome! It's great to have this kind of technology, isn't it? :-)
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