# Failing Omnipod: slow leak

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/failing-omnipod-slow-leak/2794>\
**Category:** Pump\
**Tags:** omnipod\
**Created:** [December 7, 2017, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/failing-omnipod-slow-leak/2794 "2017-12-07T21:59:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2017, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/failing-omnipod-slow-leak/2794/13 "2017-12-08T15:31:05Z")

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> [@Beacher](#):
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> I don’t know that I answered your question. Do you mean a one-time bolus, or cumulatively per pod?

I guess it could be either? Like either a large bolus or a total amount of insulin at one site?

Since you mentioned limiting it to 5 units at a time, maybe 150 units or some other number of total units makes a difference? I don’t really know.

> [@Beacher](#):
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> @Eric, do you get leaks?

I’ve only had a few and it was because of the pod being in a place that got jostled around and caused it to come out.

I do think pressing it down on the skin when you activate it (until you hear the insertion “click”) helps.

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