Itching on pod? MUST READ!!
Hi everyone, it's been a long time since I've been on these boards. My 13 yr.old son who started on the Omni Pod in Jan. had to go off of it on May because of the intense itching he had while wearing it, we tried every skin prep and anything else you can think of nothing worked. I got him to try it again in August, still the same, he could only wear it for one day before the itching got too bad and he couldn't take it. A couple of weeks ago the Pharmacist I work with( I am a pharmacy technician) read an article in one of the journals about the nasal spray Flonase(Fluticasone is the generic name) working on people who are allergic to the adhesive on Fentanyl patches. He said, can't hurt you should try it...It's a prescription so I called the Endo to see if we could try it...it works!!! We spray it on the area where he's going to put on the pod, let it dry, put a tegaderm on top of that, then the pod...NO ITCHING!! He has gotten his full 3 days without itching. I can't tell you how happy this has made me, his numbers without the pod are not good and he needs to be on it. We literally tried everything..if you have itching with your pod to the point of not being able to wear it any longer you must try this! Let me know if you have any questions...sorry this got to be so long.
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Permalink Reply by Katsz on -
Wow.... My son is lucky to not have itching at all. I was afaid he would because he does from bandaids.. and medical tape but not from the pods. I am allergic to medical tape... found out this after my first C-section.. OMG! I even blistered. I will remember this for me if I ever need it. So glad that you and your son found a way to make it work for him. That is Awesome!
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Permalink Reply by IBelieve on -
Nice. It is so much better for BG control to be able to wear a pump/pod. Which Tegaderm product do you use? There are multiple listed on their website.
My daughter itches because her pod gets pushed around while sleeping, lifting school backpack etc. That probably moves her canula a little and then she starts itching at the insertion point after a day or two of pod wear. -
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