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Permalink Reply by Nikki on September 9, 2009 at 5:54pm

Thanks everyone. The training session went well. I wasn't expecting the 4 "ticks" and pop insertion, but I can get used to it. I'm on saline now "testing". I do think i'm going to like it!!

Whew..i fell so much better.

Permalink Reply by elaine peterson on September 10, 2009 at 6:19am

Good luck!

Permalink Reply by Lorraine on September 11, 2009 at 7:18am

That's great! I agree that any transition is stressful. I'm glad to hear it's starting off well. My son has used it for over 2 years and I think he actually likes the "ticks" because it lets him prepare. He counts down and braces himself. Good luck and feel free to keep asking questions.

Permalink Reply by Janet on September 17, 2009 at 6:08am

Nikki, how is it going now? Do you like the OmniPod?

Permalink Reply by Nikki on September 19, 2009 at 8:31am

I do like the OmniPod. I exercise intensly 4-5 times a week, and it stays on!! I haven't started with insulin yet, only saline. I've had to travel a lot and we didn't think we shoud start insulin while I was on the road. I did practice going through airline security with the pod and saline and it was fine. I should start insulin at the end of this week. I'm not looking forward to the 12 and 4 am blood suger checks to get my basel rate, but i do appreciate the freedom it gives me.

I'll let everyone know how it goes.

Permalink Reply by Janet on September 28, 2009 at 3:17pm

Please keep us posted. FWIW, I went on a pretty stressful business trip a week after I started on the Pod and I did just fine. :)

I'm with you on the middle of the night BG checks. Yuck. But worth it!

Permalink Reply by Betty on September 11, 2009 at 7:33am

I recieved a solo sample in the mail. I was not impressed. it was slightly thinner, but the same relative size as far as real estate taken on the body. When it first arrived I thought.... oh this looks a lot smaller ... then I put it next to a pod and went... oh ... that stinks!

Omnipod is a great pump and is waterproof, and has a meter on it. It delivers accurately and reliably. We don't regret the decision at our house. Enjoy the omnipod!

Permalink Reply by Susan Anderson on September 17, 2009 at 6:51am

One other big advantage of the OmniPod is that even if you leave the PDM at home, you are still getting your basal insulin. With the Solo, if something happens to the device and it comes off, you are receiving NO insulin. I think that's a very important difference. When we were in Mexico once, something happened with our PDM and it blanked out and needed to be reset. I didn't have my settings paper with me (I've since put a copy in the case) and called Insulet. They told me just to inject him for the bolus, and then, when I got home, re-enter the settings in the pump, put on a new pod and then I would be fine. He still received his basal even though I couldn't use the PDM. Very important.

Permalink Reply by Mary on September 28, 2009 at 11:00am

I absolutely love the Omnipod and cannot imagine going back to MDI. It was an adjustment at first and I am still tweaking here and there a couple months later. I do get pod failures every now and then but customer support has been so great with replacements that I don't mind the inconvenience of a failure. Similar to others on this thread, I have the same dislikes about the Solo and am looking forward to seeing the improvements in the Omnipod now that there is some competition out there.

Permalink Reply by Nikki on October 12, 2009 at 7:37pm

Update:

I finally started with insulin yesterday. Went well, but after bootcamp I was so sweaty the adhesive starting coming off. My numbers were then over 300. My rep told me to replace the pod and use the adhesive to reapply. After 24hrs I like the concept, but need to find a way to keep it in place with my exercise routine.

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