Recent Content by heatherparris

Does anyone have problems after putting pod on, the area really hurts, i am tempted to activate a new one, but will see how it goes during the night, don’t like to waste insulin and pod

So overall view when changing pod give extra bolus and keep old pod on for a couple of hours to stop getting high blood sugars?

I have been diabetic T1 for 50 years and I have the same concerns varying blood sugars one minute low the next high. I know highs are bad for you so i take multiple bolus s to bring it down and 4hrs later I am on the low state which makes me dis-orientated. I have to turn the alarms off when I...

Mine is high constantantly especially during the night when I am fasting I have no faith in omnipod I have changed to different sites the only thing I can think of is I keep forgetting to pinch up. Do you think this can cause high bs? I have changed my basals during the night and given I don’t...

Does pinching up before cannula is inserted make a difference? I keep forgetting could it becausing my high blood sugars?

I have been forgetting to do this could it cause high blood sugars?

Sorry you are on a pump not a pod.

I am considering a pump break and going back to pens. When I saw the nurse about continuous highs she said try upper abdomen which is catching my rib or try back. What sites do you use? Tried thighs and arm still get highs no one seems bothered about continuous highs as long as hac1 ok but...

Yes throughout the night have been woken with high bs and given myself extra bolus but it does not seem to take it down, this is giving me broken night sleeps and having to pee cos of highs.

Where do you find the best site for the pod ? the nurse said high up on your stomach or fleshy part of the back I had been using my thighs and arm but no difference in high bs in fact last time I took pod off my thigh it bled profusely. Seriously thinking of going back on pens. Have lost a lot...

By the way I have diabetes for 45 years

I keep having high bs by that i mean 200-400 and having to give myself extra bonus’s I have an omnipod dash Has anyone had problems with the dash system? I am seeing my diabetic doc on Thursday, I did have an infiltration in my back and was told to expect highs for a few days but these happened...

so even though this is a known problem professionals cannot advise us or do not know why? After highs all day yesterday (after pod change) had 3 hypos during the night. There must be a solution without having to take multiple boluses on day of changing pod - does anyone know who can I chat to in...

Research must be hindered by all the specialists and educational people who would be less used by diabetics and therefor there jobs undermined so really they do not want a cure