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I think that was "Some pumps cost between 2000 and 4000 GBP before consumables" and "4 year obligation"

I'm not going to be able to actually help, but do you have an idea of what your dress will be like? I'm guessing that's going to be quite an important piece of information to help with pump location ideas. (omnipod on the garter line :-) )

Well, I've had an omnipod for about 9 months now, and overall, despite the problems (see my other recent posts on things I don't like about it), it's working well for me. Hybrid closed loop is the way forwards - once you've got that ability, control is just better IME. More when it needs to...

Given we're talking about grown ups, and you mention falling asleep, what sort of contact sports are we thinking about here? :-) (Omnipod is fine...)

Have a read of these two threads for a start : https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/omnipod-5-freestyle-libre-2-plus-hybrid-closed-loop.204232/ https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/whats-your-experiences-on-the-omnipod-5-pump.209735/ Short answer - yes, it's not as good as it could...

This will be helpful to hardly anybody. And anybody who uses omnipod will only want about one or two of these at most, rather than the 100/year they get. But... In the omnipod packaging, the cover you tear off looks like Tyvek - very strong paper-like material. It might not be actual tyvek, but...

Sort of accurate, but also sort of not accurate. The Omnipod 5 doesn't just deliver the insulin, it is the device which talks to the libre (or dexcom), and the calculations to determine how much insulin to deliver based on the BG level are entirely within the Omnipod itself. (If you don't need...

I was wondering a bit about the monopoly thing being why they're not very good at making what I think would be simple and useful improvements.

Different weather conditions, but when doing a 5 day ski trip last year, the thing I wanted was a sugar based energy drink powder, because maltodextrin (normal sports energy drink powder) doesn't drop the freezing point as much. I use fruit juice for day trips, but for longer I'd want to not be...

Well, I was just thinking about this after about 9 months of using mine. First, I'll start with saying it's been better for me than MDI. And I've not had the problems you've mentioned. But I will note that they take a while to learn how to correct for you - eg the first pod doesn't make any...

Libre 2 Plus, libre app on phone, logbook - lists all the scans and when they happened. This is manual scans, ie hold the phone next to the sensor - the phone no longer recieves the automatic ones. I can see it right now, it does work!

Re CGM for driving - treat it the same as pre-libre 2, when you had to scan. I've got two ways of getting the number - unlock the device and see what it tells you, and the other is to use the normal libre app on a phone and just scan by holding it to the sensor. Not showing the current BG...

Does the sensor (Libre2+) talk to the pod, or to the controller device (OPM?)

Ooh, somebody mentioned crisps. Tudor crisps were the crisps of my childhood (Cleveland). Gammon were the best, but I was young. Moving to the midlands where it was nasty walkers was a come down, and walkers have the colours for salt+vinegar and cheese+onion the wrong way round. Seabrooks...

It can be a right pain. Eg I can't just crash out for the night, because I'm going to have to take care of food and/or insulin during that time. Having to inject if I want to pig too (though that's actually good for me too, stops me pigging :-) ). Running low during walks is annoying. Having to...