# Omnipod cannula affecting pre bolus? **URL:** \ **Category:** Type 1 & LADA\ **Tags:** omnipod\ **Created:** [December 12, 2022, 6:09am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-cannula-affecting-pre-bolus/13404 "2022-12-12T06:09:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Josie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f04885/32.png) [@Josie](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Josie)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 6:09am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-cannula-affecting-pre-bolus/13404/1 "2022-12-12T06:09:12Z")
So I was reading a discussion in this group randomly awhile ago. I believe it was Eric? that offered advice to pinch up the skin(which I always have done) and push down on the cannula while inserting a pod. I have never heard of the last part before. Well I started to try this out and have been amazed! I think its affecting my pre bolus times. I’ve had to cut my prebolus for morning oats from 30 to 20 minutes. Other times of day have sped up about 5 minutes as well. Could this be just a coincidence and something else is going on? I of course can’t say for sure but it started happening as soon as I tried the new insertion technique. I had a couple of wait for the food to kick in lows before I realized what was happening 😳 ---
**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 12, 2022, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-cannula-affecting-pre-bolus/13404/2 "2022-12-12T15:02:54Z")
I have always done it that way to try and get the cannula inserted properly. And I also think it helps with absorption because when you release the pod, it comes back out a little bit and that gives it some room for the insulin. > [@Josie](#): > > Could this be just a coincidence and something else is going on? But of course the only way to know for sure if it is helping is to try it _many_ times. If it generally works better when you do it, but works less effectively when you don’t, eventually you can consider that it is making a difference. ---
**Author:** ![Josie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f04885/32.png) [@Josie](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Josie)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-cannula-affecting-pre-bolus/13404/3 "2022-12-12T16:34:22Z")
Thanks for the tip and info! I’m going to do this technique from now on. Hopefully the results continue. ---
**Author:** ![drpepper68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/46a35a/32.png) [@drpepper68](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/drpepper68)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-cannula-affecting-pre-bolus/13404/4 "2022-12-12T16:35:06Z")
What do you mean push down on the cannula when there is no cannula inserted yet? You mean the part of the pod on the end where it inserts at? ---
**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 12, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-cannula-affecting-pre-bolus/13404/5 "2022-12-12T19:04:40Z")
I pinch the skin and push down on the side with the cannula and hold it down while it’s inserting. ---
**Author:** ![Beacher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Beacher](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Beacher)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-cannula-affecting-pre-bolus/13404/6 "2022-12-13T21:35:46Z")
Don’t push down too hard – not so much that the pod is pressing into the flesh. You basically just want to hold the pod in place so when the cannula inserts, there’s no recoil. I generally just hold a finger over the cannula end.