With some sorrow I have to say that I’m back to shots. For some weird reason the POD just stopped working for me. It all started really well, but about 6 months after I started, it just stopped working. No matter how much I bolused, the sugars rose like crazy, I tried changing places, changing the vials, it just didn’t work. Oddly enough, when that happened I took shots and then the sugars went back to normal.
My guess is that it is an absorption issue, but I put the POD everywhere and still didn’t work.
Anyway, I’m back to Lantus and Apidra and feel MUCH better now. I might give it a try again later.
hmm… were you in a honeymoon period before? Not sure… maybe the cannula lenght? Not sure what could have happened… glad all is better now though… maybe try again later will work… or maybe a different pump?
Hello,
I’m having the same kind of issues…I’ve been on the pod since July 2009 and I am not getting the results that I wanted.I feel like regular insulin just does not work for me…I am going to a new doctor tomorrow morning [he is also a type 1 diabetic],so I can’t wait to get his take on this situation.I feel like I need a vacation from the pump…sorry for ranting…Best Wishes,Patti
I went back to Lantus and Novolog about 3 months ago because I started to get horrible rashes wherever I put them. My numbers were fluctuating and I was pretty miserable. Since I went back to MDI everything has stabilized and I feel much better (last A1C 6.2). I was bummed to go back to MDI, but it was a good decision for me. Best of luck!