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Comment by Amy Logue 10 hours ago

I love my Omnipod. I wear it around my waist mostly. It is not really that noticeable. Most people will never know unless you tell them. :0)

Comment by Amy 10 hours ago

For the people who have moved to the omni pod pump.... can you give me you pro and con's? I think I would love it ; but my main concern is that I am very self conscious, and think that it would be much more noticeable than my current insulin pump (medtronic) that I wear in my bra... I love to hide my pump. It makes me feel more comfortable. thanks and let me know. amy

Comment by Sarah Keech 1 day ago

Sometimes it seems like diabetes is 10% of the problem and dealing with incorrect medical bills is 90% of the problem once we have reached an age where we pay our own bills. For awhile I had 2 insurances. You would not believe the billing errors when I had 2 and was not yet at an age where the billers would expect that. Every procedure came with a battle. I guess no one wants to hire someone who can actually keep clean records eventhough plenty of people are out of work and plenty of capable people are probably available. But I have to say the companies that are make pumps are the worst in this area because a portion of a pump is a lot higher than a portion of a lab draw. I feel like they go after every penny and they are big, rich companies. So we have to fight to make sure we do not get forced into paying more. Let the community know if you run into problems with Omnipod. If not then maybe eight years later I will get one of those. They seems harder to hide though. It really ruins the rest of the day to get an invoice like that. Just makes one want to smash things. If your bill is under a certain amount maybe you could try small claims court.

Comment by MelissaBL 1 day ago

I hear you, Sarah. I have been trying to clear up a bill I don't owe for a box of infusion sets I never ordered and returned. Still calling weekly and asking for an update 7 months later and still receiving invoices. I'm with Omnipod now and shouldn't have to still be fighting Animas about infusion sets they sent me, charged me for, etc. My insurance retracted their portion of the payment (because they didn't owe it since I returned the product) and now Animas says I owe the 90% that the insurance company took back, too! I'm so frustrated with dealing with that. I wish I could just get it settled. (And please, don't hang yourself. Don't give billing departments the satisfaction.)

Comment by Sarah Keech 1 day ago

I want to scream. EVERTIME I GET A NEW PUMP THE NEXT PUMP COMPANY SCREWS UP THE BILLING AND SEND ME AN INVOICE FOR MONEY I DO NOT OWE THEM. Last pump was Minimed Medtronic. They tried to bill an extra $5K until I started contacting a lawyer. Now Animus. The whole reason I went with a new company was to not deal with another medical billing nightmare. Always are mail is delivered after the office is closed. I was promised that they would credit me a certain amount is I mailed them my old pump. I mailed them my old pump and they have never credited my account for it. Last time I received an invoive they said the invoice was mailed before they received my pump and I owe nothing and that my insurance paid the remainder. Now a few months later ANOTHER $727 bill. THE MEDICAL BILLING PROBLEMS ALONE THAT COME WITH DIABETES MAKES ME WANT TO HANG MYSELF!!!!

Comment by Don Kelly on October 12, 2009 at 4:31pm

Yea.. My pump rep, CED, endo, and dietitian and I turned my pump off saline and made it "live" with insulin. It has taken me over a year to get the Dr. approval and the insurance and everything.. vacations (theirs not mine) yelling, orders misplaced it happened today ! My blue Ping is working away. We were on saline two meters and the pump and pen,for a week, I think they ust wanted me to appreciate the pump and the Ping meter more! After it was all done my Dr. offered us all a SMALL slice of cheesecake. Wow. yes I had some. and showed everybody I could bolis to compensate for it. So today is my new life day and I am happy !
Thaks to Tu for all the advice and lurking I have faith this will be a very positive thing !

Comment by Rose Joelle on October 10, 2009 at 10:18am

Ok, I failed to get any reasonable deal made with my substandard insurance so I have taken out a credit card specifically for the pump and ongoing supply expenses. My ping should come Wednesday. I am so exicted and so nervous! I just couldnt keep going the way I am - complications are getting way too scary and I am tired of being sick all the time! I have never had a good handle on my levels and I have had diabetes for 15 years! I think with some hard start up work this will be the change I need! Yay! Thank you to everyone who replied to my discussion post a few weeks ago :)

Comment by Colorado on October 2, 2009 at 6:12pm

does any one know about how many carbs are in prescription cough medicine?

Comment by tony on July 17, 2009 at 4:51am

Hi Marcia, you can find more answers her, join the family

Comment by Marcia on July 16, 2009 at 9:51pm

Hi! I started on the OmniPod June of this year and am still tweaking to get my bg down. Have worn on my arm, abdomen and leg. Still getting high bg later in day...any suggestions? I love the free feeling of wearing the pod, trainer has been great with suggestions.

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