# OmniPod Lessons Learned **URL:** \ **Category:** Pump\ **Tags:** omnipod\ **Created:** [November 10, 2020, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-lessons-learned/10454 "2020-11-10T16:19:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![Beacher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Beacher](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Beacher)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-lessons-learned/10454/7 "2020-11-12T14:39:05Z")
Remember that Omnipod will replace a pod that doesn’t make it through its three days _for any reason_. Sore site, a leak, knocked off by accident, you name it. It doesn’t have to be the pod’s fault. Apply _slight_ pressure to the pod before the cannula inserts, just enough to stop any recoil. I was not told this in my training, but it makes all the difference to a securely seated cannula. The first time I tried Fiasp in the pod, rather than Humalog, it was a total disaster. Insane roller-coaster, red welts. A year or so later I’m trying again and I have beautiful numbers and no welts. Go figure. You can pretty much put a pod anywhere you’ve got some flesh. I’m loving them on my pecs these days. I mentioned this to my endo and he’s like “Wha …!!!” Here are two good collections of tips: > [@Starting Omnipod (!)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/starting-omnipod/4347): > > Hi folks, happy weekend! clap So, per the title of the post, I’m starting on Omnipod in about a week after doing MDI for the past several months. I’m feeling a combination of excited and petrified. I was a little hesitant to give it a try, mostly because I was afraid of not liking it or it not working right for me, but ultimately decided I’d never know if I didn’t try it out. And if there’s something out there that might be beneficial to me in managing this, I feel like I owe it to myself to … > [@New to Omnipod](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-to-omnipod/9583): > > I am about to start using the omnipod for the first time. I’ve been using injections so this will be my first insulin pump. Any suggestions for a first time user. Any problems with reliability with Omnipod? Any preferences on where to place it? I’ve been using Dexcom for almost a year now. It took me a while to realize I could not place it on my stomach because I almost always developed a rash. Dexcom does not like sweat and if you exercise your stomach has more sweat gland than your arms. … Have fun! --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-lessons-learned/10454)._