For those of you who like this site, do you sleep on your back and is pod a problem or is it something you gradually stop noticing?
Hi Don…I wear the pod on my back; and quite often, in fact most often, don’t notice it. I definitely sleep on my back and have had NO problem. Your comment is very nearly the same question that I offered when I first joined this group. You could put a very soft pillow (something to sink into) under your pod if it’s at all uncomfortable.
Thanks, Janice
Just to be clearer…I have no need to use a pillow…just thought that it could be a solution if it was uncomfortable. It’s never been in the way regardless of placement.
Janice, when you say you wear it on your back, do you mean upper hip or what? I’m looking for a new place to put mine (always has been stomach) but I can’t figure out how/where to do it it on the back.
Thanks, Raguet
I mean that so far I’ve placed it just above what would be the the waist band of my pants. Stay away from your spine. I alternate sides and turn the pod so that it’s not always facing the same direction. Then use a mirror to check on it; or have someone else check on it when the window faces inward. So it’s lower than my ribs and higher than my waistband. I read that someone wears his just lower than his waistband…haven’t tried that. Placement is usually angled slightly downward. Check out Linzie Wohletz’ picture.
I’ll probably have to try it below the waist. Thanks you so much for the info!
It’s me that keeps talking about wearing it just below my waistband 
I tried higher (and more towards the center) but area that is too lean on me; I had pain or occlusion. Finally someone else on this forum told me about putting it lower and more towards he outside (almost, but not quite, on the hip area) and I really like it there. Some people say it is the “love handles” area.
I don’t sleep much on my back (wife won’t let me 'cause I snore) and the only discomfort I notice is sometimes when rolling over in bed I have to be careful not to pull/tear at it.
What Eric says goes for me too on the two occasions I have tried it just below the waist line.
I have a memory foam matress and I definitely cannot sleep on the pod. This week end I was laying on the couch with my 7 year old daughter watching High School Musical 3 and did not really notice the pod there. So it may depend on your matress as to whether or not you can lie on it.
If you try it below the waist line I would wear it up and down with the window up. The first time I wore it there, I put it sideways like I do on the stomach. I lost it while changing clothes at the beginning of day three. Ripped it almost completely off. Made me late for work.
I wear the pod sideways (laterally) when on the back; Otherwise it would be too much on my rump and interfere with sitting. Somewhere on this forum is a message I wrote about how I found the most comfortable position on the back, which involved me running around the house in my underwear trying all kinds of different sitting and lying positions. 
That’s funny…but I did it in my favorite jeans…hey, whatever it takes.
So, sort of off the subject, but I just started the Pod on Friday. First pod was on the abdomen–insulin seemed very effective there–I mean if sugar was up, and I gave a bolus, seemed to bring it down fairly quickly. Just changed it this a.m. to my lower back (and maybe too high?) as it seems a bit uncomfortable and I’ve given two boluses now, and the sugar is climbing?! Can anyone offer any reasons as to what is happening? I’ll check the sugar in a bit, and if still a no go, will change to a new pod on the abdomen I guess? Thanks in advance for any info!! ~G
Gina,
There have been a lot of discussions in the past about people experiencing high BG for a couple/few hours after changing pods. I’ve found that it happens to me pretty consistently, but only when I place the pod on certain places like my inner-thigh and sometimes the lower back.
What I do that seems to help is set up a temp basal to increase by about 50% for the first few hours (enough to cover well past my first meal on a new pod, usually lunch for me because I change in the mornings right before work). I also bolus very early for that first meal, like an hour ahead of time. Very recently, I’ve started taking an extra bolus in addition to the meal one, because it seems to me like my body needs a certain amount of insulin “build-up” before it will start absorbing.
Of course I check BG more often the first day on a new pod.
I recently spoke about thnis to the CDE who trained me and he said it is not uncommon. He said in addition to those things above, to make sure to let the insulin come to room temperature before filling the new pod.
Finally, both he and the service rep I spoke to on the phone re-iterated that if I ever have more than 2 correction boluses that still don’t bring down BG, change the pod ASAP and try a different bottle of insulin if possible.
Hope this helps.
Thanks Eric for the reply! Well, I changed the pod out to some dismay, but it is much more comfortable now (if nothing else) so I guess worth it since I’ll be wearing for the next 3 days. I appreciate your information, and am thankful to have such good insight! Once I get to a place where I feel I have some sort of a handle on this thing, I’ll experiment more with temp basals etc. Question: so what happens to the basal when you prematurely change the pod? I assume it just picks back up where it left off, but again feel completely dumb operating this thing! I know it will take getting used too, but I’m impatient Thanks again!
I’m pretty sure that the temp basal rate is programed into the pod so when you change it out, it will go back to normal rates. You’ll have to set the temp basal again. 90%sure.
I have locations that I do not have good absorption as well. It’s trial and error in finding your sweet spots.
Good luck Gina.