# Sometimes I just think **URL:** \ **Category:** C/GM\ **Created:** [February 23, 2023, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sometimes-i-just-think/13613 "2023-02-23T02:57:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![KaseyAlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f05b48/32.png) [@KaseyAlen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/KaseyAlen)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2023, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sometimes-i-just-think/13613/82 "2023-04-15T12:57:58Z")
Just don’t do the same for Omnipod insertions! I had my first 2 site infections from going too deep into muscle and 1 landed me in Urgent Care for minor surgery to relieve the swelling. Let the inserted do the job. No issues since I went back to just letting it ride! ---
**Author:** ![Marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc8723/32.png) [@Marie](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Marie)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2023, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sometimes-i-just-think/13613/83 "2023-04-15T21:18:26Z")
@KaseyAlen That sound like an awful thing to have happened. My pods almost always go on my stomach and I won’t hit muscle there. I was and still am having issues with pods performing poorly the second day. I talked to an Omnipod educator and they recommended I pinch the skin up, but then apply pressure down on the pinched up skin. I have cushion with a fat layer though lol. I use my legs for my pod when trying to keep my abdomen free of stuff, x-rays, doctors visits etc. But I have a heating pack on my back and one leg a lot so my sites are more limited there. I really dislike my arms for pods, for one I save them for my Dexcom and they also seem to not be a good absorption site for me. ---
**Author:** ![TommyGadd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/tommygadd/32/10665_2.png) [@TommyGadd](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TommyGadd)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2023, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sometimes-i-just-think/13613/84 "2023-09-18T22:52:32Z")
Amen brother!!! My endocrinologist said “ you don’t need any test strips with that Dexcom”. I was like bull crap!!! I have to calibrate it every now and then! She doesn’t know what it’s actually like living with Diabetes. She may treat a lot of people, but we do live with it… ---
**Author:** ![Josie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f04885/32.png) [@Josie](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Josie)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 3:57am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sometimes-i-just-think/13613/85 "2023-09-19T03:57:24Z")
Maybe show your endo the dexcom manual that comes with each transmitter or web page that states a dozen times if symptoms do not match do a fingerstick. ---
**Author:** ![Peep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/839c29/32.png) [@Peep](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Peep)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2023, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sometimes-i-just-think/13613/86 "2023-12-11T16:43:18Z")
This doctor must have talked to my insurance. I’m having trouble getting strips for contour meter 6 months ago. Now prescribed new one touch. Jury is still out. Yes we do need meters and strips for 1 to check Dexcom sensor accuracy if things feel off 2 use up all sensors when traveling because world is unpredictable 3 sensor order has not come in time Checks and balances should be available always. [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sometimes-i-just-think/13613.md?page=4)