# Omnipod Leaks **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-leaks/3113 **Category:** Pump **Tags:** omnipod, pump, leakage **Created:** [January 5, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-leaks/3113 "2018-01-05T20:20:02Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 5
### Author: ![Beacher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Beacher](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Beacher) #### Post date: [January 5, 2018, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-leaks/3113/5 "2018-01-05T21:20:00Z")
Welcome, Finny! I had a very similar problem several times a month recently, with damp adhesive after the first day and climbing blood sugars that seemed unaffected by repeated corrections, and with the cannula and adhesive firmly in place. Then I read about tunneling, a situation that happens mostly with Teflon cannulas in which the insulin backs up along the cannula to the surface. I noticed the leaks were more of a problem when I gave larger boluses, so I started to reduce the amount of bolus I gave at any one time (and on the Omnipod, extend the remainder over half an hour). I started with 9 or 10 and worked down, and I’ve found 4.5 to 5 U is safe for me. I haven’t had any back-up leaks since then. You might give this a try. It’s a bit of a nuisance, but not as much of a nuisance as climbing highs and corrections that do nothing! Another minor nuisance is that if you tell the PDM to deliver, say, 5 U, it may decide to give you more: see [PDM fails at math?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pdm-fails-at-math/3051?u=beacher) for the explanation. Good luck! --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-leaks/3113)._