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mollysmom replied to Ken's discussion 'Omnipod occlusions'

"This is probably a dumb question, but how do you know if they are occlusions? Do you know that from the ref#? I ask, because my daughter has had a TON of errors lately (3 today, 1 before it was placed on her though). I always wish I knew why they…"

Oct 22, 2010

Jim Roach left a comment for Ken

"Welcome to Tudiabetes Ken!"

Apr 23, 2010

Stephen Gilbert replied to Ken's discussion 'Omnipod occlusions'

"Try not pinching the area. It tends to cause kinking in the cannula, and that could cause an occlusion. What sites do you use?"

Apr 20, 2010

JohnG replied to Ken's discussion 'Omnipod occlusions'

"If you change to a standard pump you will have about half a dozen infusion sets to choose from. Both MiniMed and Animas pumps use the same infusion sets the only difference is MiniMed has there own proprietary connector and reservoir thats much…"

Apr 20, 2010

Ken left a comment for Mathew

"I want to join the Omnipod users group, thanks, Ken"

Apr 20, 2010

Ken and Doris D are now friends

Apr 20, 2010

Ken posted a discussion

Omnipod occlusions

I seem to have more omnipod occlusions than most folks I see on this site. I have about a 20% failure rate with occlusions. I have been using for 18 months so not alot of scar tissue. I rotate sites and use the "pinch up" method. Now that Omnipod is not replacing occluded pods any more I'm considering switching pumps. Any advice? KenSee More

Apr 20, 2010

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