Beacher:
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.
Yep, I agree with you about the smaller bolus amounts.
Hello @finny1981 ! Sorry to hear about your Pod issues. We understand how frustrating that can be. My partner EH has experienced the leaks, and following @Beacher and @Aaron ’s tips on this have helped him eliminate the leaks (smaller boluses, pinching up and pressing down).
Here’s a couple of threads that might help:
It has occurred to me that we are going to adopt @Millz strategy of asking for a pod change every two days. Last night, around 11 PM, we had another failure. Truthfully, it probably failed a lot earlier, as a slow leak, and we didn’t catch it.
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! And here’s a story that no one but you guys will get.
We did “thanksgiving lite” at EH’s mom’s house, one friend came and EH’s mom and dad. This would be day 3 on the OmniPod (future comments on that)!
Literally as I was hauling the turkey from the oven, EH walks into the kitchen and points out his pod is leaking insulin all over. So we find some rubbing alcohol to prepare a new site and go take a look. Apparently while he was modeling the pod (by raising his ar…
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