i am going to be trying the ominpod soon. my endo. doc is going to get ahold of them for me so i can get it. i was just wondering if there is anything i should be warned about, or know anything that might make the process easier?
Congrats Lala! I love the pod and I hope you have a good experience as well! Have you pumped before? If so, you will find it pretty similar (it does calculate Insulin On Board - or IOB - different than other pumps, though). I would encourage you to be patient with the process. I switched from MDI to the pod about a year ago. It took a good 2 weeks or so to work out the kinks. The first few weeks were a little rough as I adjusted to the new process. Keep us posted - I can't wait to hear how your trial goes!
Hi lala_wolf,
I'm an Omnipod user and the only suggestion I really have to yo uas a potential new user is to go here if you haven't already done so:
http://www.tudiabetes.org/group/omnipodusers
It's a great group and you'll find a lot of answers to common questions just by poking around for a bit.
Good luck!
thanks. that is very wise advise. :D
I started mid-Dec (my first pump) and LOVE LOVE LOVE it! One thing that i'm thankful for because of the Omnipod group on Tudiabetes is knowing that you can have "gushers," ie regions that bleed profusely after removing. Not to scare you, but it is good to know that that is a possibility. It kept me calmer when it happened to me.
I was told to read "Pumping Insulin" by John Walsh. Really useful.
It is also good to change them during the morning/early pm to ensure that the pod is delivering insulin (to prevent waking up in the middle of the night in case it isn't working).
Having a Dexcom or CGM is really great with a pump. One of my fellow pumpers says that he thinks it is essential for any person pumping.
Make sure you "check in" with the pump before going to bed, or else (depending on when you set the auto alarm) it might wake you up in the middle of the night.
Np,
It's overwhelming and, to be honest, I found all of the cautionary comments to be as helpful and motivating as all of the enthusiastically supportive comments when I first started out. That alone told me that I was going to need to develop a lot of patience and really pay attention to what was going on each time I went through the process of putting on a pod.
One bit of advise, here, would be, location location location. Pay attention to where you are putting the pod, develop a system to keep track of exactly where the cannula is going, and what happens to your BGs at that location. You may need multiple programs that depend upon where your pod is stuck.
I'm happy to say that, a year and 1/2 later, I'm a satsified Omnipod user.
Good luck and looking forward to hearing how you are doing!