Any omnipod users change their pod in 48 hours? I think I’m having allergic reaction on the area that I put the pod on. I don’t know if to the cannula or what. I started using skin-tac because my pods where peeling of easy when exercising. But with or without the skin-tac I can go good for 48-55 hrs. But then I start to experience redness and a lot of itch on the area where the pod is. I have used the pods on my lower back, back of arm and abdomen. My lower back is the worst site, it gets really RED! and itches really bad, on my arm and abdomen its a little less. I notice that I start with the itching and redness ending the second day going to the third. I can go symptom free for 48-55 hours, after that its were all starts. Any one has experience this? What do you do?
I’ve had the itching thing a couple of times…when I checked there was moisture in the window. I’m thinking that it was insulin that had leaked into the window area at the time of priming. Ever since, I’ve sort of tapped on the pod to get rid of any possible insulin in that area just piror to applying the pod. So far…no itching and no “moisture” in the window.
You would think that if you’re allergic…you’d be allergic everywhere…
It has happened everywhere I had putted the pod (back arm, lower back, abdomen), but worse on my back. I will have to put the pod some where else and see what happens.
I’ve only had itching problems once or twice and never any real redness. I do, however, use a lot of insulin (Insulin to Carb ration usually 1:5) so I often run out of insulin in 52-68 hours. My doctor had no problem writing me a prescription for pod changes every two days. If the itching is a real problem then you could try this. Also, I’ve got my pharmacy sending me skin-prep instead of IV-prep pads now and they’re hypoallergenic so that may help you to!
I usually can go for 2 1/2 days before changing pod. This weekend was the first time I really had redness where the pod was placed. It cleared up after a day.
I am able to go the full 3 days, a bit longer if I need to work around my schedule, but I do have occasional itching and redness that goes away fairly quickly once the pod is removed. I have had problems with the adhesive not working, usually within the first day so have started using Skin Tac for that and so far so good. I have hard spots at the canula site from my last 2 changes…is that something to worry about? Maybe 48 hours is better than 36.