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Permalink Reply by Jenny on September 5, 2010 at 9:55pm

Hi Kati! I just switched to the OmniPod from Minimed a little over a month ago after having been on Minimed since 1998. So far I am loving it, but as with anything new, it's taken some getting used to as far as tweaking correction boluses and things like that. I LOVE not having a tube! I also love that the glucose meter is built in, even though I still use my OneTouch mostly, since I have insurance coverage for the strips. It's nice to be able to just take the PDM and a little finger sticker and small bottle of strips with me in my purse, rather than a whole other extra thing to carry. I haven't had any trouble with it so far, and I get my pods from Edge Park who have been really good to work with.
It would be great to swap experiences with you since we are pretty much on the same page right now. :)

Permalink Reply by 870allamerican on September 6, 2010 at 5:54am

I switched about one year ago. Luv it!!!

A little tip for you, if you don't want to carry all your stuff in you purse for the evening or anytime, put a few strips in the battery compartment of the PDM. Is saves on space.

Permalink Reply by KcF on September 12, 2010 at 7:57pm

OH MY GOODNESS! I NEVER would have thought of the battery compartment!!! I can't wait for the next time I am going for a short jog and dont want to cram the whole strip container in my pocket!!!

Permalink Reply by Kati * on September 6, 2010 at 10:22am

@Jenny: Well, I still have a year until I would be eligible for a new pump, but am trying to do research/get some honest opinions on the Omnipod. The idea of being without tubing sounds great! I definitely wouldn't mind keeping touch though. :) It's great to hear that you love it, as my physician is not quite sold on the "new-ness" of the Omnipod.

Permalink Reply by Denise Ventura on September 5, 2010 at 11:47pm

Yes, I switched from Minimed last October. At first it was weird, but so glad I did it. I had a habit of using the same infusion sights w/ minimed and ended up having bad scars. I kinda want a tummy tuck. haha. Luv the Omnipod waaay better. However, if I were to get pregnant, the Minimed would be more suited for weight gain and need for more insulin.

Permalink Reply by MelissaBL on September 6, 2010 at 12:29pm

If you still have your MM (Omnipod doesn't make you trade it in, after all), you might keep it around for pregnancy. I wore my Omnipod up until 32 weeks and then switched to my Cozmo for the last 6 weeks of my pregnancy. Weight gain wasn't the issue (the pod was so great and never in my way - just didn't wear it on the belly), but the fact that I was burning through an entire pod of insulin in 30 hours was a big issue.

Permalink Reply by Kati * on September 6, 2010 at 6:38pm

Thanks, I always keep an old pump around, but am not looking to have any lil ones running around anytime soon!!

Permalink Reply by Jenny on September 6, 2010 at 6:23pm

I am totally with you on the MM infusion procrastination causing the need for a tummy tuck. lol I have war-torn belly fat from putting off changing the sets too.

Permalink Reply by MelissaBL on September 6, 2010 at 12:28pm

I did. Switched from Minimed Paradigm in summer of '08 to Cozmo for nine months, then to Omnipod in May of '09. Very glad I switched. Omnipod's user interface is more intuitive, more informative (so much info in the PDM), and the technology is more advanced, IMHO. Automated insertion beats the quicksets and is more versatile site-rotation-wise. I have gotten more frequent occlusions on the pod than with MM, but I attribute that in part to how many more places I attempt to wear it. I was with MM for 8 years and with the Paradigm series for 4, but I've never looked back as far as the switch is concerned. I also love not needing a separate meter.

Permalink Reply by Bradford on September 6, 2010 at 1:28pm

I agree w/ everything written here already. I pumped a MM 508c for about 4 years, then a paradigm for over a year after that. I switched to the omnipod in fall of 2008, and I have been loving it ever since.
Every pump has pros and cons, but for me the pros of the pod WAY outweigh the cons (and beat out all the other pros of the other pumps too!). It's been a great pump and as long as there is a tubeless pump on the market (and hopefully that continues to be Omnipod) I will never go back to a tubed pump...

Permalink Reply by Kati * on September 7, 2010 at 6:04pm

what kind of warranty does the PDM come with? (thanks for all the feedback, it's great!)

Permalink Reply by ella on September 7, 2010 at 8:29pm

Based off my personal expierience the omnipod has nearly killed me toooooo many times. there is no vibrate option so if you are in class or at work it is very annoying when you have an alarm. the PDM is not durable at all I have gone through 33 yes thirty three in 3 years. they fail frequently. how has the pod almost kill me? it usually does not alarm when it fails. i did not realize the pod was not working went to bed, woke up in the middle of the night puked everything out of my stomach face turned gray. so I had to go to the hospital most times because the meter read high. the hospital meter read 756 was the highest. My doctor had me trial the ping over the summer never had better blood sugars in my life than when I was on the animas ping. so now I am waiting to switch to the ping full time. in november. as of right now I am using the omnipod. testing every 2 hours around the clock since i have done this my a1c is now in the low sevens. because of my experiences my doctor will not put any other patients on the pod.

my recommendation to you is to get the Animas Ping it is the best pump on the market. the omnipod is definetely the worst then minimed and the best would definately be the ping.

you can research the ping on youtube and also

www. animascorp.com

good luck to you and hope this helps

remember this is based off my personal experience I am not a doctor I am only 15.

Ella arden rose

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