I too am getting an omnipod pump next month. The DSN however tells me she will be calculating the basal rate and I "dont need to worry about it". I currently use Tresiba, which has a very long (25 hours) half life, with novorapid for bolus and apidra for corrections (as I can use a half unit pen with this, and it has a shorter half life). I find Libre 2 a great help aswell. This all works well for me, although I do end up injecting many times each day.
Does anyone know why the DSN is talking about up to 4 different basal rates over 24 hours, when Tresiba delivers at a constant rate? I would have expected to use the bolus to adjust for more/less food/exercise. I would also have expected the basal dose to be my daily Tresiba dose divided by 24. The DSN said not so, and would not answer further.
While I'm asking questions.... I can imagine the convenience of having a pump that does the sums for you re insulin/carbs ratio, but what about exercise? I need to alter my bolus quite a lot depending on what exercise I have done/will do, and the omnipod doesnt do this, you just have to override its calculations - seems a bit pointless??