Anyone know an adhesive to stick between the pod and the adhesive patch on the pod? I don’t really understand why there are only 2 little points of connection between the adhesion to my skin and the pod. By the 3rd day the pod is pulling away from my arm and I am worried the canula will come out. It was recommended to put bandaids on the pod to hold it to me more- but it looks awful! And it increases the adhesive area on my arm.
We use Opsite Flexifix tape to adhere any spots that might be coming lose. It is clear and much less noticeable than band-aids. We just cut strips the size and shape we need to reinforce the Pod’s adhesive.
I think I remember one user writing and saying they used a few drops of crazy glue to better secure the pod to the adhesive patch. Waiting for it to dry well before placing the pod.
I find that when I clean the area thoroughly with Alcohol, the pod seams to stick really well ! Have you tried that?
Ginny is not asking about pod to skin adhesion, She wants to more securely affix the pod to the adhesive patch.
I read somewhere about using liquid band-aid to stick the pod to the adhesive. This would probably be the best choice if the pod is already on you, as you wouldn’t want to risk getting crazy glue on your skin.
I’ll have to check into this further…but isn’t there something called doubled-sided tape. Women sometimes use this to avoid wardrobe malfunctions. I was the one who mentioned liquid band-aid; and it WAS to provide a barrier between the skin and the pod.
I’ll try that- I bought some recently and after I put it on a blister (it burned soooo bad) I am not sure what to do with the rest of the bottle- so next pod I’ll put that on first!
I read a thread about using crazy glue to hold the pod to the adhesive. Look for a thread that talks about tips for the omnipod. There are about 20 suggestions.
four little dots of super glue (or krazy glue) on the edges of the pod does the trick for me!
I know my mom was waking me up this morning, and accidentally pulled on the pod… the back part of it came COMPLETELY off, and it was dangling by the front.
Not the best way to start the day, but at the same time, where i put the pod, if it was all attached to the pod, then it wouldn’t attach to my skin since it dips down between the front and back of the pod.
Lol…Huh?
Liquid band-aid, at least the store knock off version is a no go… it seeped through the adhesive (I used an old pod for the trial), and never really dried.
I reviewed the below posts; my 5 year old daughter is only on her 3rd pod, and two of them separated from the adhesive, one resulted in a 435 bg with .8 ketones; WITH NO ALARM (scary). Here is what we are trying:
our nurse suggested liquid nails but I was worried that the chemicals (even dried) would be irritating, so:
for the current pod, we are using Curlex - that ribbon from the doctor that they put around you when you hold a cotton ball after a shot - actually we use Vet Wrap becuase it is cheaper.
The pharmicist, after I suggested the Flexifix or surgical adhesive, suggested double stick carpet tape, and I also bought double stick photo squares which we are trying on the next two pods.
I emailed Omnipod, they said:
“If you go to my Omnipod.com and look under the Customer Care tab and go into the Guides and Resources category there will be an option for pod placement and adhesive tips. If you click onto that option you’ll will have access to a list of possible solutions to your issue. There are a number of things you can choose from it’s all a matter of what works for you. Being an Omnipod user myself I would definitely pass on the liquid nail suggestion.”
Let us know if you found something and vice versa!
Hmm sounds like you had a more helpful representative help. The one that responded to me basically just told me why they were designed like that. hmm. I’ll check the tab out for adhesives and try some of the tapes.
Look at the Omnipod Tips and Tricks discussion and there is some more about the adhesive issue.
You can buy two-sided adhesive backed velcro “dots” now – they come in fairly tiny sizes, and I’ve started cutting them in half and using to adhere the loose sides of the pods to their backing.
-BJ
That’s a great idea. FYI, the Omnipod website was useless - they basically said that 3M stuff that is just like Vetrap but tons more expensive, and some other kind of tape. We asked the paramedics and they said don’t use superglue or liquid nails also because they will eat through the adhesive backing. The tape was not strong enough that we tried, so we will try the velcro when not using the Vetrap.
VetWrap works like a charm for us. Bonus, go to a feed store, and you can usually get it for $2.50 or so a roll. We also have gotten UnderArmour shirts/boxers that have marginal success.
As for adhesive, the OmniPod page WAS actually helpful in that respect, at leat a bit. It said, among other things, that SkinTac would help adhere it. I ordered it in wipe form (you can also get it in liquid that you dab on - bought it but haven’t tried it yet), and it works both between Pod and adhesive, and adhesive and skin. You will want to get UniSolve wipes to help you take it off, though, the stuff is SUPER SUPER strong!