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Permalink Reply by Schmutz on April 24, 2010 at 5:29pm

Thanks Rachel....Good advice! So I'm curious as to the 1986??....please tell me it's not the year you were born! Because it's the year I graduated from HS :(

Permalink Reply by Rachel1986 on April 24, 2010 at 6:02pm

Yeah, it is the year I was born. I'm only 24, haha.

Permalink Reply by Schmutz on April 25, 2010 at 7:10am

Ahhh...I was afraid of that! Oh Well, I was hoping I'd have another person that appreciated the "Big Hair" music of the 80's....Nice to meet you!

So how long have you been have you been on the Podd?

I see that you were dx'd about 6 months after I was...It's been a heck of a learning curve but sure seems easier since starting the Omnipod. Might have some more questions for you since you've been on it longer than I. Take Care~Schmutz

Permalink Reply by Rachel1986 on April 26, 2010 at 12:04pm

I started the pod February of this year, so I haven't been on it very long myself. But I'll try and answer any questions I can.

And I still appreciate big hair music, haha.

Permalink Reply by Katsz on April 25, 2010 at 3:13pm

I will have to show my son these comments. He is on pod #3 but #2 was in a painful spot so we moved it within the first 3 hrs. So far he has been only in the arms and prefers the side/front areas. He said he might try the stomach next. For those of you who mentioned places like the thighs ....doesn't your pants rub and bump on it too much? He maybe could use there when we know the weather is going to be good cuz he has baggier cargo shorts on then. He sometimes sleeps on his arm area and I think that is why it bleeds a bit. So far no trouble with the adhesive except for trying to take it off! Any hints on making that any easier??

Permalink Reply by Helmut on April 25, 2010 at 3:20pm

Katsz, I had the same problem with sleeping on my arm. I don't use arms anymore. Use Uni-Solve when removing pods. I am very upset that Insulet does not throw in Uni-Solve with the pods. I had such bad skin reactions when I was ripping the pods off that I was ready to give up. Thankfully a friend pointed me to Uni-Solve.

Permalink Reply by Katsz on April 26, 2010 at 5:42am

I ordered the Uni-solve. That last pod was a B to take off. Hopefully that will make his life easier. He chose to use his arm againg but I told him the next pod has to be somewhere not on an arm. He has to get used to other sites.

Permalink Reply by Lorraine on April 26, 2010 at 5:50am

We have also gone back to using Unisolve - it works well. There's a similar product called Remove - equally effective. Caleb had started to get rough, dry and even red marks on his skin from my "just rip it off" approach. Since going back to Unisolve and rubbing him down with Eucerin, it's improved greatly. But any post bath/shower Pods I will still just take off because they come off so easily. His Pod changes just don't always coincide with his showers.

Permalink Reply by KcF on April 26, 2010 at 2:02pm

I had a problem with pain at the sites, anyone would touch the pod and it would hurt, or I would feel pain during the bolus. I stopped pinching up on insertion, and just gently "hold" the pod still. I no longer have the problem with painful sites like I did before. Uni-solve and nail polish remover work for removal, but my favorite way is to soak with baby oil before I jump in the shower, and change after shower. Slides right off = ). Within a month your son will have it all figured out and will feel like an expert!

Permalink Reply by MaiaJane on April 25, 2010 at 11:25pm

I sleep on my sides and sometimes gety a little bit of swelling or blood around my sites, but never anything my endo or educator has been worried about.
I also use Uni-Solve...
I would try out the hips too, I'm pretty lean, but have put on a little bit of weight since this whole DIabetes Debaucle, and when I was a bit thinner I found the hip to be a very comfortable spot...

Good luck!

Permalink Reply by Rachel1986 on April 26, 2010 at 12:08pm

I never have any problem with my pants rubbing when I wear it on my thigh (which is where it's currently located). I think as long as your clothes aren't skin tight, it shouldn't be a problem. Also, I never bump it there. The place I bump it most is my arms (never realized how close I cut doorways until I put a pod there, haha).

I also notice that when I wear it on my arms, it does affect which side I sleep on. When I wear it anywhere else, I can sleep on that same side and not be bothered.

Permalink Reply by Sarah Kay on April 26, 2010 at 12:10pm

I rotate between arms and shoulder blades :)

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