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Old 10-16-2007, 05:22 PM
kidg kidg is online now
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I am a: Type 1
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Southern California
Posts: 33
I've been using the Omnipod for about 2 months and, at first, I had numerous pods either not adhere properly or not deliver insulin. After a frustrating couple of weeks, I surmised that I was having some leakage problems with the batch that I was sent (I had 3 pods from this batch fail at my training session so my area contact didn't doubt my claims). Insulet sent me a new shipment of replacement pods (at their cost) and I've had a much better experience of late.

One thing that I do stil find annoying is that I've had a few pods come off when catching them on a door jamb or piece of furniture. (the adhesive pad stays on my skin but the pad tears where it attaches to the pod) Granted, I've been putting pods in every conceivable place to test for comfort. I've found that ones placed on my shoulder or the back of my arm have a tendency to get bumped more than others. I'm very active so maybe those are just bad placement choices to begin with. (I still wish they'd use a stronger fabric for the adhesive patch)

Despite my unusual level of difficulty with the Omnipod, it's still nice to have a break from sticking myself in the gut with needles ad nauseum.
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