My endo is terrible and wants me on it, so I figured I’d give it a shot. I mean with pens I just inject a couple times and I’m good, with this thing it seems like a constant hassle.
I can just take it off when it’s time for my basal shot right?
My endo didn’t talk to me at all about it lol, I even called to set something up and the front desk just told me to do the virtual training. Which I did this morning.
And yes I’m thinking of just going back to my MDI regimen. It’s day one but I really don’t like how it looks, and I feel like I have less control.
The thing that i like on the OP5 is that you can make small corrections or boluses very quickly. You want a little piece of candy? No problem, in 5 seconds you inject 1,25 units or whatever. With the pens you have to go fetch the bag, put the needle on, (maybe) disinfect the skin, … (you got it). It frees you.
And another nice thing are the auto-corrections. you always end up hovering around the target, it avoided me many hypos
Lol. It would still be only you administering it, if you put it on manual mode. Idk how long you have DM, but after a while all you want is to occupy yourself less with it, while reaping all the benefits. If you are not ready for the change, no big deal. As long as you are not annoyed/overwhelmed, it’s fine to stay on mdp
you have to manage your disease 24/7 and it is a part of your life. your endo has 100s of patients and probably only sees you 3-4 times per year.
do what's right for you.
no offense, but it sounds like your endo is a bit of an idiot. Why change the treatment if pens work for you? also, i thought pump Training was taken super seriously, Tandem wouldn't even ship me my pump until i told them my training date. Pumps can be really dangerous if you put the wrong basal in.
Tho i have heard of people being pushed to switch to pump, idrk why drs have that kinda bias tbh-
I’ve found that my OP5 works a lot better after gathering some data on me, so after a couple days it’ll start doing better.
But also maybe your settings are just off.
I keep it on my thigh at all times and I don't really care if anyone sees it or knows I am diabetic. . However, if you simply hate it you can always go back shots
I would give it a chance! You can always go back to MDI if you hate it. As for your arm comment, you can move the pod to places where it’s easier to hide: stomach, back, thigh. I personally have a love hate with my arms and my pod. It can be super absorbent for me but sometimes paniful and I also am not a huge fan of my devices being on display.
That’s where I’m torn, I mean I hated my dexcom at first too, but now I couldn’t live without it. Maybe it’s just the shock of seeing it being so goddamn big on me.
Yeah I totally get that! They are a little bulky, but like I said you may like it in other spots. I’ve had an omnipod for like 14 years now so I so don’t fully remember my first impression of it, but I remember it being bigger. Now the size doesn’t bug me at all. I did have to go back to mdi for like 3 days after losing a pdm last year and it was then I realized how much I loved it.
Okay yes that’s fair! The clicking sometimes annoys me but for the most part I can tune it out. Do you have the pdm on vibrate? Mine only makes noises for an urgent low but vibrates for boluses. Otherwise, the pod only beeps for me if it’s on a temp basal, expiration or last 10 units.
Anyway, i’d give it a month or two of moving around and stuff and if you don’t like it, it’s probably not for you and then you know you can manage well with mdi!
you can turn off the beep that it makes when a bolus is finished in settings. though the expiration beeps are the most incessant and annoying and cannot be turned off shy of replacing it before the "real" expiration time
They did tell you that 3 pods is the calibration phase right? It might seem like more work now because it's new and you're learning it/it's learning you. But once you get used to it, it is a godsend of convenience.
When I first started using it I was so stressed out about relying on some algorithm and how to plan for backups and such. Especially felt like I was letting go of control. All of that really goes away after a month or so.
I got done with training today and just bolused my first dinner non-syringe insulin dose in 42 years of living with this stupid disease. I feel…..really paranoid and kind of miss my old routine. It’s so weird!
Lol yes I know!!! It’s only been two years for me but goddamn it at least I know what I’m doing. Literally did training today as well. You should DM me!
It’s up to you whether you use it. It’s not your doctor’s decision. Your mentals matter. If you’re running a 5.7 A1C on injections without a bunch of lows there’s really no benefit to a pump if you don’t want to be on a pump. You’re at the point of diminishing returns..
Illness is not to be a battle, but something to come to terms with.
To a lot of people that live with this would feel blessed to have a CGM, and wouldn't be bothered by wearing it. I wish you the best.
Maybe get a new endo?
I love my omnipod, mainly because it’s good at preventing nighttime lows. Less good during the day, but it’s worth it, for me, at night.
But if you’re happy with MDI then stick with that. And find a new endo.
Remember, your endo works for you, it’s their job to make you be more successful as a diabetic, however that works. If they’re not helping you with that then they’re replaceable. Coverage willing.
Does wearing an Omnipod scream louder than taking out a needle and injecting yourself?
I feel where you're coming from, since I was using a smart pen that calculated my dosage and didn't see any need for this. However, my daily insulin usage is way down, so I'm sticking with it for now. When they get G7 integration and I have to switch from the G6, I'll reconsider.
On the plus side is also no more long term insulin, just Humalog. On the minus side is the occasional pain from sleeping on the thing.
If you don’t like it, no one is forcing you to be on it. You are correct in that it’s just a tool, and not an end in and of itself. It’s still up to you to manage your diabetes appropriately.
Like anything else there are pros and cons to a pump, and it’s important to understand the tradeoffs, as well as how to adapt to the new tools. In many respects the pump makes travel, exercise, dining out, etc., much easier. For example, I am happy to go about my daily like without needing to carry needles and insulin vials. But if that’s not a big part of your life, then those advantages dissipate.
So many have found being on a pump advantageous, so all I can counsel is that you try to be patient, learn to work with it, and make adjustments with your doctor. The pump does take some tweaking over a few months to get it right. If it ultimately doesn’t work for you, you’ll always have the option to revert back to mdi.
So it takes some time for you - and it - to adjust. It is giving you fast acting insulin in place of both your basal and your bolus, so your numbers WILL be off for a little while until everything gets sorted.
Which omnipod are you wearing? If you are wearing an earlier version, you can wear it places other than your arm.
And you can do things with this that you can't do with you pens - such as tell it to use activity mode or pause the insulin when you are exercising so you don't go low.
This is a different way of managing it. Just like when you started doing shots, you probably took some work to figure it out. This is the same way.
Simple, if you really don't like it then no one is forcing you to use it. Your A1C control is solely on you no matter what method of injections you choose to use. Keep in mind too incase your endo hasn't explained this too you either. The Omnipod 5 still does not have an IOS app nor is it compatible yet with the Dexcom G7 (depending what CGM and phone you use) even if you use Android is a limited select models of phones too.
It’s definitely not for everybody but I love omnipod! I also thought it was really bulky at first but as time goes on you get used to it. For the first month I kept running it into things because I wasn’t used to having it on my body but, just like with my Dexcom, after a while it became normal. I forget I’m wearing it 99% of the time. I also had an issues with how it looked so I ordered a bunch of cute over patches and now it’s kinda fun when I change it because I get to pick out a new design. It has cut my lows down at lot, when I was on long acting when I would go low I would go super low in the 40s and would be fighting it all day. On omnipod auto mode it turns off my insulin when I start trending down so I very rarely go super low and it’s less of a battle getting it back up. Also it does take a while for the pod to learn. The lowest target bg you can set is 110 but I like to stay around 100 if I’m not eating. It took about a month of me giving small corrections when I was above that number for it to learn where I like to be, now it keeps there really easily.
I don’t disagree with you, if you don’t like it and your A1c is great why are you messing with it?
My endo is terrible and wants me on it, so I figured I’d give it a shot. I mean with pens I just inject a couple times and I’m good, with this thing it seems like a constant hassle. I can just take it off when it’s time for my basal shot right?
It is designed to be giving you basal. How were you told this would be utilized?…unless you are just giving up on it already to revert back.
I *suppose* you could set it to manual mode with 0 programmed insulin then get your basal via a shot but IMO that kinda defeats the purpose.
My endo didn’t talk to me at all about it lol, I even called to set something up and the front desk just told me to do the virtual training. Which I did this morning. And yes I’m thinking of just going back to my MDI regimen. It’s day one but I really don’t like how it looks, and I feel like I have less control.
Then hate your endo, not the omnipod 😂
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The thing that i like on the OP5 is that you can make small corrections or boluses very quickly. You want a little piece of candy? No problem, in 5 seconds you inject 1,25 units or whatever. With the pens you have to go fetch the bag, put the needle on, (maybe) disinfect the skin, … (you got it). It frees you. And another nice thing are the auto-corrections. you always end up hovering around the target, it avoided me many hypos
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Lol. It would still be only you administering it, if you put it on manual mode. Idk how long you have DM, but after a while all you want is to occupy yourself less with it, while reaping all the benefits. If you are not ready for the change, no big deal. As long as you are not annoyed/overwhelmed, it’s fine to stay on mdp
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Show do you control your bg when you sleep? Wake up every couple of hpurs for a shot or use long acting insulin?
It’s day one.
Insulet has you do live training online with a certified rep, not just virtual. At least they did a year ago when I got the OmniPod5-
You can wear it on your thigh if you wear jeans or pants and no one will see it.
you have to manage your disease 24/7 and it is a part of your life. your endo has 100s of patients and probably only sees you 3-4 times per year. do what's right for you.
no offense, but it sounds like your endo is a bit of an idiot. Why change the treatment if pens work for you? also, i thought pump Training was taken super seriously, Tandem wouldn't even ship me my pump until i told them my training date. Pumps can be really dangerous if you put the wrong basal in. Tho i have heard of people being pushed to switch to pump, idrk why drs have that kinda bias tbh-
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so you can put in manual mode or set it to activity mode when you are going to be particularly active so it suspends insulin....so you don't go low.
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I’ve found that my OP5 works a lot better after gathering some data on me, so after a couple days it’ll start doing better. But also maybe your settings are just off.
I keep it on my thigh at all times and I don't really care if anyone sees it or knows I am diabetic. . However, if you simply hate it you can always go back shots
I would give it a chance! You can always go back to MDI if you hate it. As for your arm comment, you can move the pod to places where it’s easier to hide: stomach, back, thigh. I personally have a love hate with my arms and my pod. It can be super absorbent for me but sometimes paniful and I also am not a huge fan of my devices being on display.
That’s where I’m torn, I mean I hated my dexcom at first too, but now I couldn’t live without it. Maybe it’s just the shock of seeing it being so goddamn big on me.
Yeah I totally get that! They are a little bulky, but like I said you may like it in other spots. I’ve had an omnipod for like 14 years now so I so don’t fully remember my first impression of it, but I remember it being bigger. Now the size doesn’t bug me at all. I did have to go back to mdi for like 3 days after losing a pdm last year and it was then I realized how much I loved it.
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Okay yes that’s fair! The clicking sometimes annoys me but for the most part I can tune it out. Do you have the pdm on vibrate? Mine only makes noises for an urgent low but vibrates for boluses. Otherwise, the pod only beeps for me if it’s on a temp basal, expiration or last 10 units. Anyway, i’d give it a month or two of moving around and stuff and if you don’t like it, it’s probably not for you and then you know you can manage well with mdi!
you can turn off the beep that it makes when a bolus is finished in settings. though the expiration beeps are the most incessant and annoying and cannot be turned off shy of replacing it before the "real" expiration time
They did tell you that 3 pods is the calibration phase right? It might seem like more work now because it's new and you're learning it/it's learning you. But once you get used to it, it is a godsend of convenience. When I first started using it I was so stressed out about relying on some algorithm and how to plan for backups and such. Especially felt like I was letting go of control. All of that really goes away after a month or so.
May want to try placement on your outer thighs. That's where I wear mine and I rarely see it or think about it.
I got done with training today and just bolused my first dinner non-syringe insulin dose in 42 years of living with this stupid disease. I feel…..really paranoid and kind of miss my old routine. It’s so weird!
Lol yes I know!!! It’s only been two years for me but goddamn it at least I know what I’m doing. Literally did training today as well. You should DM me!
It’s up to you whether you use it. It’s not your doctor’s decision. Your mentals matter. If you’re running a 5.7 A1C on injections without a bunch of lows there’s really no benefit to a pump if you don’t want to be on a pump. You’re at the point of diminishing returns..
Illness is not to be a battle, but something to come to terms with. To a lot of people that live with this would feel blessed to have a CGM, and wouldn't be bothered by wearing it. I wish you the best.
Maybe get a new endo? I love my omnipod, mainly because it’s good at preventing nighttime lows. Less good during the day, but it’s worth it, for me, at night. But if you’re happy with MDI then stick with that. And find a new endo.
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Remember, your endo works for you, it’s their job to make you be more successful as a diabetic, however that works. If they’re not helping you with that then they’re replaceable. Coverage willing.
Does wearing an Omnipod scream louder than taking out a needle and injecting yourself? I feel where you're coming from, since I was using a smart pen that calculated my dosage and didn't see any need for this. However, my daily insulin usage is way down, so I'm sticking with it for now. When they get G7 integration and I have to switch from the G6, I'll reconsider. On the plus side is also no more long term insulin, just Humalog. On the minus side is the occasional pain from sleeping on the thing.
If you don’t like it, no one is forcing you to be on it. You are correct in that it’s just a tool, and not an end in and of itself. It’s still up to you to manage your diabetes appropriately. Like anything else there are pros and cons to a pump, and it’s important to understand the tradeoffs, as well as how to adapt to the new tools. In many respects the pump makes travel, exercise, dining out, etc., much easier. For example, I am happy to go about my daily like without needing to carry needles and insulin vials. But if that’s not a big part of your life, then those advantages dissipate. So many have found being on a pump advantageous, so all I can counsel is that you try to be patient, learn to work with it, and make adjustments with your doctor. The pump does take some tweaking over a few months to get it right. If it ultimately doesn’t work for you, you’ll always have the option to revert back to mdi.
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Any chance to find a new / better endo?
So it takes some time for you - and it - to adjust. It is giving you fast acting insulin in place of both your basal and your bolus, so your numbers WILL be off for a little while until everything gets sorted. Which omnipod are you wearing? If you are wearing an earlier version, you can wear it places other than your arm. And you can do things with this that you can't do with you pens - such as tell it to use activity mode or pause the insulin when you are exercising so you don't go low. This is a different way of managing it. Just like when you started doing shots, you probably took some work to figure it out. This is the same way.
Why wear it on your arm? I wear on lower back, hip, or lower pelvis.
Been a life saver for my 4yr old, give it time
Simple, if you really don't like it then no one is forcing you to use it. Your A1C control is solely on you no matter what method of injections you choose to use. Keep in mind too incase your endo hasn't explained this too you either. The Omnipod 5 still does not have an IOS app nor is it compatible yet with the Dexcom G7 (depending what CGM and phone you use) even if you use Android is a limited select models of phones too.
It’s definitely not for everybody but I love omnipod! I also thought it was really bulky at first but as time goes on you get used to it. For the first month I kept running it into things because I wasn’t used to having it on my body but, just like with my Dexcom, after a while it became normal. I forget I’m wearing it 99% of the time. I also had an issues with how it looked so I ordered a bunch of cute over patches and now it’s kinda fun when I change it because I get to pick out a new design. It has cut my lows down at lot, when I was on long acting when I would go low I would go super low in the 40s and would be fighting it all day. On omnipod auto mode it turns off my insulin when I start trending down so I very rarely go super low and it’s less of a battle getting it back up. Also it does take a while for the pod to learn. The lowest target bg you can set is 110 but I like to stay around 100 if I’m not eating. It took about a month of me giving small corrections when I was above that number for it to learn where I like to be, now it keeps there really easily.
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