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CozMore or Omni Pod?

Replied Apr. 2, 2008

 

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Jim replied to Jaybear's discussion 'The Preexpiration Alert Needs To Be Revised' in the group Omnipod Users
Why don't you just set the pre-expiration alert to go off at a more convenient time? I agree that it is annoying, but you do have the option of choosing when you want it to go off, and it's not that difficult to change to suit your daily schedule....
on Wednesday
Jim replied to Adrienne Berry's discussion 'Cost of an OmniPod System & wasting precious insulin?' in the group Omnipod Users
Why would you throw away insulin? You only have to load as much as you need (I don't think there's a minimum). I would say if he hates the pod, and the shots are effective, then keep doing shots until he's sick of them. The great thing about the p...
November 20
Jim replied to marty peters's discussion 'Denied Air Travel' in the group Omnipod Users
You just turn it off by holding down the home key. For the purposes of satisfying the flight attendant, I'm sure that would have been fine.
November 10
Jim replied to marty peters's discussion 'Denied Air Travel' in the group Omnipod Users
I'm not sure I understand what you're saying. Isn't your PDM powered off almost all of the time? I usually only turn mine on for boluses and checking blood glucose levels. If I had an alarm in your situation, I would turn on the PDM, check the ala...
November 10
Jim replied to marty peters's discussion 'Denied Air Travel' in the group Omnipod Users
Rebecca, the PDM communicates with the pod via radio signal. The infrared signal is for downloading data. You are right about the very restricted signal range.
November 10
Jim replied to marty peters's discussion 'Denied Air Travel' in the group Omnipod Users
Why could you not power off the PDM after checking the alarm? You had to be very close to landing at that point. At any rate, the range of the PDM is very low. You can't get a signal more than about three feet from the pod, so I'm sure it's not a ...
November 10
Jim replied to Natasha Bowlds's discussion 'expired pods?' in the group Omnipod Users
I'm sure that, like most medical products, the expiration is VERY conservative. I wouldn't have a problem trying one for up to a year after expiration. If it beeps when it loads, you should be fine. Really, the only thing that could go wrong is th...
November 10
Jim replied to Sherry Ann's discussion 'Do you bolus after changing a Pod?' in the group Omnipod Users
I don't, and I've never noticed a problem, I'm happy to say.
October 14

Profile Information

Hometown (where you come from):
Fayetteville, NC
Do you have diabetes?
Yes
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Date diagnosed
May 1, 1996
Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
6.0
What glucose meter do you use?
FreeStyle Flash
Type of treatment you use
Oral, Pump
What pump model do you use, if any?
OmniPod
What is the address for your Twitter profile or other web site, if any?
http://none
How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
Google search on Omnipod
Who referred you? (if anyone)
N/A
What do you do for a living?
Financial Advisor

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At 11:28pm on April 20, 2008, landileigh said…
welcome jim! hope you are getting lots of the info you came here for!
At 10:46pm on April 20, 2008, Amy Tenderich said…
Thanks, Jim. I really hope things are going well for you. On the OmniPod yet?

AmyT
At 10:27am on March 14, 2008, Jeffrey said…
Jim, here is giving you a warm and friendly welcome to TuDiabetes.com. This is a very neat site/blog that we all use to help and support each other. I hope to see you and your participation often. If I can be of any assistance please feel free to ask. Again, welcome aboard!!
 
 

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