Hello! My husband is a new Omniopod user, formerly a MM pump user.
So far, he has really enjoyed the tubeless-ness(!) of the Omnipod!

He has only had the omnipod for a little over a month. He has worn it on both sides of his lower back and the back of his left arm with absolutely no problems!

He has not been able to wear it on his right arm without either an error (twice while he was sleeping at night, once when he brushed the wall with his arm) or occlusions. I believe we have tried it there just three or four times....initially we thought that the failures while on the right arm were just a coincidence, but now we're just about ready to accept defeat!

Any suggestions or input?! This forum has been a wealth of knowledge for us as we were making the decision to change to the Omnipod from MM. Thank you all so much!

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Try it on the back of your arm (not the side,) you do not bump into anything any more and do not need extra tape. I do this all the time and have no problems this way. To put it on see the instructions I left on January 22. The only disadvantage is that you cannot see the cannula but who can. Try it. You wont regret it.

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