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Permalink Reply by Kate on February 2, 2012 at 2:29pm

Sorry you had a bad day, Jgos! Those are the worst when I forget to bring enough supplies! And doesn't Murphy's law always strike at moments like that?!?! :)

I have used pods that do not double beep as long as the pdm will prime them. In the future, that might help you. Even if you don't use it for the full 3 days, you could get through the meeting and home for a new pod.

Permalink Reply by Jgos on February 2, 2012 at 2:56pm

I thought I had heard that before - tried it - but of course the PDA would have none of it !! I reckon I just need to make that call to the European supplier and give all the serial numbers of the pods - hear the normal message - and move on.

Permalink Reply by Steve D on February 2, 2012 at 2:55pm

sorry to hear about it...Jgos! Your experience is exactly why I say in my profile..."Ominipod...so MDI 50% of the time!" And I still believe it is true, when asked "how do you treat/control your diabetes?" Wnen you are using the Ominipod, you are using shots AT LEAST 50% of the time. Good Luck, and PEACE

Permalink Reply by Jgos on February 2, 2012 at 3:02pm

Sorry Steve - I dont get the "shots" point ? New to pumpimg - only a year now with Omni -

Permalink Reply by Steve D on February 2, 2012 at 3:09pm

I'm sorry I wasnt more clear...I just mean "I have to use MDI (multiple daily injections) whenever a pod fails on me, which is at least 50% of the time. I hope you are having better luck, but it sounds like you are not.

Permalink Reply by Putertech on February 2, 2012 at 6:06pm

Reading about all these failures is a bit disconcerting for me....I've only been on the pods for a month, and so far so good (except for one "failure" in which no reason was given, it just told me to discard it). Other than that, so far so good.....let's hope it stays that way. My biggest "problem" so far is just finding a good spot. I'm fairly thin - not much "chub" to work with. I just really hope I don't start getting a bunch of failures, because I really like not having tubing. It's almost like I'm not wearing a pump at all.

Permalink Reply by jbowler on February 3, 2012 at 10:12am

I'm fairly thin too. I've got through 50 pods now, though, without any problems. I rotate between four sites: upper arms (somewhat toward the back) and the sides of my body at belly button height, again towards the back.

The injector only goes in 10mm, and it's at a slight angle. I can grip about 10mm of flesh in those four areas (a little more in the arm, but some of it is muscle). No problems so far.

John Bowler

Permalink Reply by Putertech on February 3, 2012 at 11:23am

I actually push down on the "nose" of the pod for insertion. I tried pinching up once and screwed it up. Seems to work fine, for me, at least.

Permalink Reply by jbowler on February 3, 2012 at 5:48pm

I pinch around the nose of the body so that my skin is raised up by about the length of the canula - about 10mm. When I have failed to do this, on my upper arm, I ended up with something that felt like it might have been in my arm muscle.

I guess it all depends on how much fatty tissue you have where the canula goes in.

Permalink Reply by Natasha Bowlds on February 9, 2012 at 6:56pm

My son has been on the Omnipod for 2 and a half years and in that time has had 1 injection. Not to say there haven't been multiple pods that have failed, and a new PDM (or maybe 2?) but we've never had to resort to an injection.

Permalink Reply by jbowler on February 9, 2012 at 9:01pm

Only 3-4 months for me, but if I did have to give myself an injection I think I'd feel like I had regressed to the dark ages.

Permalink Reply by Steve D on February 3, 2012 at 7:38am

Jgos - Did you never have to use Injections? Before the pump, how did you take your insulin? By "shots" I mean injections, that is the "slang" in USA.

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