Hello all, My son has been using the OmniPod for about 9-10 months. He use to be physically more active, but now he doesn't do much. I can tell that at times he wants to get in the pool. But he doesn't want to deal with the hassle. The Pod comes off when it gets wet. Is there any product in the market that he can use to cover and/or tightly secure the Pod before a swim? Something like a wet-suit. But of course you won't wear that in your community pool. I just want him to have options and live a normal life.
I recommend this stuff for removing pods, infusion sets, CGM sensors, etc., whether skintac or any other adhesive enhancer is used:
Generously soak this stuff in to the pad, wait a few minutes, gently peel the device off. If you wait long enough, it’ll fall off.
Then, clean up the area with some isopropol alcohol. Your skin will love you for it.
If you just peel the device off like a band-aid, it will remove the top layers of skin down to the immature layer, leaving behind a red rash that can take several days to heal.
I am in the pool at least a half hour straight when I work out and have never had it come off.....unlike when I am sweating on land. As recommended, Skin Tac has been a life saver for me in the So Flo humidity. If it is in a more sensitive place such as inner thigh or back of arm, it does hurt a bit when you remove the pod, but again, the recommended products can solve that. (I have also heard of nail polish remover being used.) Good luck!
Nail polish remover will work, but only because it's pretty nasty stuff -- acetone. Not good to expose significant quantities to your skin.
Acetone will dissolve almost anything. The only solvent I know of that is more "universal" than acetone is lacquer thinner -- that will dissolve stuff that even acetone won't.
