# Leaking Omnipods

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/leaking-omnipods/4750>\
**Category:** Pump\
**Tags:** omnipod, type-1\
**Created:** [August 16, 2018, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/leaking-omnipods/4750 "2018-08-16T16:23:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Beacher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Beacher](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Beacher)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/leaking-omnipods/4750/21 "2018-08-18T19:03:54Z")

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> [@Fox](#):
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> Do you use an extended bolus on all 3 days or do you just use it on the 2nd and 3rd?

All the time. I don’t want to give the tunneling a chance to start. Plus, if I do it all the time, it just becomes habit. I don’t have to think about what day I’m on.

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**Author:** ![Meganrob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e480ec/32.png) [@Meganrob](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Meganrob)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 1:40am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/leaking-omnipods/4750/22 "2023-07-14T01:40:30Z")

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I have the similar problems (had them with minimed sites as well) I do exactly what you do (have not tried skin tac yet). It’s frustrating - I e been told by omnipod reps and the people who work at omnipod that they have never heard of anyone having this problem. I’m glad I came to this site! It got so bad I was doing just basal with the pods and injecting to bolus. I was pregnant with my son and my carb to insulin ration was 1:1. So I was taking A LOT of insulin for meals. I still notice I have leaking but not as often. I do change pod every two days and that seems to help a little. But still have leakage. If it doesn’t look too bad, I usually try to ride it out. But the big leaks are a pain.

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**Author:** ![Fox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Fox](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Fox)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 2:21am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/leaking-omnipods/4750/23 "2023-07-14T02:21:09Z")

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Didn’t think I’d get an email notification from this forum after this long hahah. All of the reps and doctors I talked to also hadn’t heard of this issue before. I for a long time did extended boluses / actual injections for meals while on the omnipod but my warranty ran out not too long ago.

Also interesting you have different sized leaks, I only ever got big leaks.

I swapped to the Tslim recently. They have an option for a steel infusion set instead of plastic cannula is why I swapped to this, knowing it might help. And it did, mostly. I still leak here and there, but it’s infrequent and its without extending boluses or using pens. I was too arrogant to ever change pods every 2 days though so no change there.

An option to consider!

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