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Permalink Reply by jupton on March 24, 2011 at 5:20am

What was the error? Any pump can be placed in a bad location, or get the canula crimped.

Permalink Reply by Cara1028 on March 24, 2011 at 5:27am

It just said pod error- I'll have to double check when I get a chance later.... the location was selected by the pump trainer Tuesday night! I am praying this is not going to be a regular occurance!

Permalink Reply by DBolding on March 24, 2011 at 5:31am

I was told the most alarms when wearing it are on the arms, as it can have occlusions there, have you tried it on your stomach? I have only had 4 alarms using it for a month! however 3 of these were actually while filling the pod, so not so bad! Just made sure I always had spares with me

Permalink Reply by Cara1028 on March 24, 2011 at 5:34am

I had it on my back- which is comfortable and convenient for me... I've been using my stomach for 14 years with a MM pump so I figured I'd give that area a rest... Thank goodness I had one spare with me. I'm going to bring several and leave them at work.

Permalink Reply by Natasha Bowlds on March 24, 2011 at 5:47am

We had about a month and a half of what must have been a shipment of defective pods, or a shipment of pods that got left in the cold, dropped too much . . . I don't know, but many of them had errors. Before that, and ever since we haven't had a single error. So hopefully you aren't starting with that problem. Definitely call Insulet and give them the info. If it's a pod error it's on them and they often will replace them. (Although if you already wore it for 2 days they may not) Even though they will ask you all the questions (was it room temp insulin, did you pinch up around the pod when inserting . . . ) it's a POD error, not a user error or an occlusion, so that's just part of what they do. Pod errors are defective pods, and shouldn't have anything to do with where you put it or how you insert it. I clarified that with a representative once and that's what I was told.

Permalink Reply by KcF on March 24, 2011 at 6:01am

I have only had a handful of errors in my year and a half. Only 4 of which were not immediate upon priming. I do keep an extra syringe in my case, along with the vial of insulin I am using that month. That way, if I happen to have the screech at an inconvenient time, I can just disable the Pod, and at my earliest convenience change it. If it is going to be a little while, or if the pod was in the middle of a food or correction bolus, I can dose some insulin the old fashioned way, and knowing that the basal I was receiving will still be active in my system for another 2 hours. It gives me a mental hour of lee-way. Good luck!

Permalink Reply by EricG6410 on March 24, 2011 at 6:23am

Great post. I find it amazing that people dont carry around some supplies. The case that you get for the PDM i can easily carry test strips, two vials of novolog, a few syringes, lancets, the PDM, etc. I havent been on the Pod long but I can see where it could be a pain if it started alarming, but I dont think I would need to rush off and feel the need to change the pod out ASAP. Like you said, silence the pod with a paperclip, inject some insulin if necessary and then change out the pod when you get a break.

I dont mean to come across like an @ss but It seems that a lot of people freak out about the pod alarming or not working - but then they dont have any supplies with them, almost like they totally forgot how to take care of themselves!

Ok I did come across like an @ss, I apologize :/

Permalink Reply by DBolding on March 24, 2011 at 6:57am

I completely agree with you, when I have had a pod alarm whilst wearing it, I just ripped it off, took an insulin injection and carried on until it was a good time for me to put a new one on.

Permalink Reply by Kate on March 24, 2011 at 6:29am

Hey Cara - I had a few issues the first couple of weeks and I thought I was going crazy! I remember feeling like using the omnipod was more of a hassle than shots and that this was NOT what I signed up for. However, after about 2 weeks I got the hang of it and everything settled down. I have had no more issues (other than those I bring on myself like running out of insulin because I ate way more than expected or having to change the pod early because I didn't properly look ahead at my 3 day schedule, etc.). I really think the issues at the beginning were user error/learning curve issues for me. Hang in there! It will get better!

Permalink Reply by Shirley Reynolds on March 24, 2011 at 6:32am

My daughter has been on since Oct 2010. We had an error within the first 6 hours! Since then we've had 3 more and one pod that alarmed before we ever opened it. They all seemed to be rigth in a row, but we've not had an error in over a month.

Permalink Reply by Cara1028 on March 24, 2011 at 10:56am

Thanks all- you all were very helpful!

EricG- the reason why I had to change it right away (it right when 1st period was starting) is because I teach the first 4 periods in a row- so, I'd be without insulin for more than 3.5 hours. Anyway, it was pretty quick to change out the pod and get back to my class...

I'm happy I had spares with me- I never had any with me for the MM 722 as I never had to change it at work.

My BG was elevated for the remainder of the morning- does that happen due to the pod error?

Thanks!
Cara

Permalink Reply by Renea on March 24, 2011 at 12:18pm

I have been podding for about three weeks now and have not had any pod errors. I did have one PDM error which caused me to change the pod and then the PDM died 3 days later, very close to the pod change (like an hour before) but I knew there was enough insulin left in the pod to leave it on for the additional 8 hours after experation and then I just did injections until my new PDM arrived in the mail.

Call Customer Service. They will replace the pod free of charge on any pod that fails. or caused to be changed by a pdm error.

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