- Messages
- 7
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Pump
- Dislikes
- changing my pod every 3 days!
History for context:
- Type 1 since 1996
- Switched to omnipod a few months ago, with closed loop system using Dexcom G6 - I was on injections before then with libre
I had a few issues/ questions....
1) I'm having issues rotating sites, as putting it on my back doesn't work and feels really uncomfortable, I play football twice a week and putting on my thighs doesn't work as when I run it really hurts so end up taking it off during the game so this leaves me with 4 sites i can use, back of the arms and on my stomach. 1 site is used for my Dexcom which leaves me with 3! I now sleep on my left most of the time and having the pump on my left arm at times has caused an issue where the insulin pump doesn't work properly during the night and wake up with high blood sugar levels, so this leaves me with two sites and switching them every 3 days i feel is causing an issue where my insulin pod isn't always pumping insulin into my body which then leads me to having really high blood sugar levels and then me having to change pods and then go back tot he previous site! anybody else have any similar issues, and if so is there a possible solution to this?
2) Has anyone else put the pod on their thigh whilst running and found this to hurt, if so is there a solution at all, maybe strapping the pod in?
3) just a moan.... I like the pump system due more controlled sugar levels which was the aim, but starting to hate having to change it every 3 days!!
Apologies and thanks!
- Type 1 since 1996
- Switched to omnipod a few months ago, with closed loop system using Dexcom G6 - I was on injections before then with libre
I had a few issues/ questions....
1) I'm having issues rotating sites, as putting it on my back doesn't work and feels really uncomfortable, I play football twice a week and putting on my thighs doesn't work as when I run it really hurts so end up taking it off during the game so this leaves me with 4 sites i can use, back of the arms and on my stomach. 1 site is used for my Dexcom which leaves me with 3! I now sleep on my left most of the time and having the pump on my left arm at times has caused an issue where the insulin pump doesn't work properly during the night and wake up with high blood sugar levels, so this leaves me with two sites and switching them every 3 days i feel is causing an issue where my insulin pod isn't always pumping insulin into my body which then leads me to having really high blood sugar levels and then me having to change pods and then go back tot he previous site! anybody else have any similar issues, and if so is there a possible solution to this?
2) Has anyone else put the pod on their thigh whilst running and found this to hurt, if so is there a solution at all, maybe strapping the pod in?
3) just a moan.... I like the pump system due more controlled sugar levels which was the aim, but starting to hate having to change it every 3 days!!
Apologies and thanks!