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Permalink Reply by Scott Wilkins on April 27, 2012 at 6:26am

Woot! Glad to hear it's going good for you. I'm looking to start mine in a week or two. Can't wait!

Permalink Reply by Jim on April 27, 2012 at 7:35am

I think you will love the pod and what it will do for your BG. I found I was using much less insulin with better control once I started pumping. It's a lot easier to check your BG when your numbers are good, isn't it? Good luck!

Permalink Reply by Janice L Cotton on April 27, 2012 at 8:44am

My very first question was to ask if it was normal to use so much less insulin. My A1c was 9.3. It's now 5.7!!!! Good luck and happy pumping.

Permalink Reply by Scott Wilkins on April 27, 2012 at 12:05pm

I'd like to know that too, about less insulin. I have some insulin resistance, and by straight calculations I'm concerned about getting a full 2 days out of 200 units. But, if it requires less insulin I might be good.

Permalink Reply by RobAW on April 27, 2012 at 12:45pm

Good question. Since switching to the Pod (and likely the same with any other pump) I use substantially less insulin. Prior to the Pod, I was using 26 Units of Levemir for basil, and an additional 25 to 30 units of rapid in total for bolus per day. Now, I am using a total of between 28-36 units daily - substantially less in total. I almost hate seeing the leftover insulin get thrown out with the pod change since I have to put in the minimum amount, lol - but thats ok.

Permalink Reply by Scott Wilkins on April 27, 2012 at 1:35pm

RobAW, that's awesome to hear! I currently use 60 units of slow and upto 60 units of rapid acting for 120 per day. At 200 units that wouldn't make 2 days. But if my amount drops like yours I could easily get 2 days plus out of 200 units. Thanks!

Permalink Reply by Janice L Cotton on April 27, 2012 at 2:39pm

Before I started with the OmniPod--first pump, I was using 32 units of Levemir plus an additional 28-35 for bolus per day and sometimes more with corrections. Now I usually use a total of 32 units on average for 3 days. I usually average the last couple of pod change usage totals and add 5 more units just in case. I don't like tossing unused insulin either.

Permalink Reply by RobAW on April 30, 2012 at 11:26am

It's pretty interesting how much less you use. I actually began to hate the Levemir - I went on it about 5-6 years ago and to be honest, don't think I've had good control since that time. I didn't seem to have the highs and lows back in the Lente days. I don't have to worry about that now though since I'm on the pod, lol

Permalink Reply by RobAW on April 27, 2012 at 7:36am

Congrats Shirley, I've been live since Feb 29th and am still a very happy camper. Definately flattened the highs and lows. It is important to test quite often, certainly in the beginning as you and your team try and figure out what to set all your ratios to, but once they are correct, its a breeze. I didn't think that being on a pump would be that much better than MDI, BUT, I was wrong. It realy does make life a lot easier and adds a whole lot of freedom. Not to say theres still not work to do, after all, it's just a tool to help you, but it sure does help me. Anyway, good luck and happy pod'ing.

Permalink Reply by smileandnod on April 27, 2012 at 11:52am

It makes me happy to hear how excited you are! :) I actually look forward to checking my bg now just to see how well I'm doing.. Good for you Shirley!

Permalink Reply by MooseDroppings on April 27, 2012 at 1:56pm

Thank you all for the well wishes! I have been trying to figure out how to hook my PDM to the CoPilot so I can get reports and stuff...so far it's a bust...I'm a computer dummy so I know it's pilot error.
I keep getting the message that it has timed out...any suggestions?

Permalink Reply by Putertech on April 27, 2012 at 2:02pm

Did you download the OmniPod Extension along with the CoPilot software?

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