| I received the Omnipod system at the end of February, and insurance paid 100% for everything.
Unfortunately, it did not work out for me. After accomplishing decent control (A1c at or under 5.8% with MDI) for several years, the concept of having to carry around a vial of insulin and a spare pod was too much for me to handle.
It was more work with a spare pod and vial of insulin than just carrying a simple insulin pen with me and knowing that I won't go into DKA because of a constant level of basal insulin working in me.
With a "traditional" insulin pump, you at least don't have to carry around extra insulin if your infusion set goes bad, because the spare insulin is already loaded into your reservoir. Whereas if a pod goes bad, you'd better have some spare insulin ready, as a spare pod isn't going to be enough to save you.
Also, like others have said, it's like having an "egg" attached to you at all times. Whereas I enjoyed not having to worry about an infusion set being ripped from my body, I had the constant worry of the device being ripped from my body.
I ended up sending back the entire system about 3 weeks ago and my insurance company is awaiting the refund.
YMMV for every experience, but it just did not work for me. If there was more technology and features in the device, perhaps it would have been a win for me -- but right now, I still don't think the technology is where it should be with features that are still begging to be integrated into the software.
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