# "New" to Omnipod and Pumping: 4 years in and I feel like I'm missing something

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**Category:** Pump\
**Created:** [April 11, 2018, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-to-omnipod-and-pumping-4-years-in-and-i-feel-like-im-missing-something/3879 "2018-04-11T20:12:35Z")\
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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:** [April 17, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-to-omnipod-and-pumping-4-years-in-and-i-feel-like-im-missing-something/3879/48 "2018-04-17T15:27:04Z")

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> [@T1Allison](#):
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> I was on **Day 3** of the pod. I bolused 7 units for lunch and noticed an insulin leak into the adhesive the size of a pencil eraser.

Hi Allison,  
Sorry to interrupt! Just saw this and it caught my eye again.

As I read through your thread I keep thinking this issue:

> [@Eric](#):
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> 1. Let’s start with absorption issues. I found that sometimes on day 3, my site didn’t work as well as the first few days. Nobody told me that was a possibility. Just tough learning.

Sounds like absorption problems. All the Gary Scheiner stuff is well and good. Gary is a sharp guy. But if your body is not absorbing well after 3 days, leaving the pod on there after putting on a new one probably won’t help.

Some people have a tissue type that just doesn’t absorb well after several days or large doses. This is the problem I have.

This is just **not** something any pump maker will tell you!

Imagine watering a very nice lawn over and over. It has been cultivated and aerated properly and has very good soil. The water absorbs very well. Now imagine doing the same thing to a lawn with crappy soil and hasn’t been aerated. Eventually you see puddles on it.

The reason I am mentioning this is because you said “day 3”. Would you be able to swap after 2 days for a few weeks and see if it gets better?

I made this little picture as an illustration. I think this shows it well. I know for sure day 3 **is not as good for me** as day 1.

😃

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/2X/8/81f0d7a8eefc935542d5917cb4c1dbccab1b3e15.jpg)

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