I have had high blood sugars for 5 or more hours after I change the pod. I definitely pinch up and have changed my site regularly, I leave on old pod even though deactivated for a few hours just encase any residue insulin is there. I think the cannula must not be going in deep enough even though it shows the pink dot. My diet is the same. I have been a diabetic for 45 years so know how to monitor it; Have the Freestyle libre 2 sensor so can test my blood sugars as many times as necessary. Have real doubts about the omnipod anyone else have similar problems?
Hi there Heather.....when i first started using omnipod i too noticed a rise in shoogs after a pod change --- i spoke to quite a few other pump users about this and it appears it is a fairly common occurence......so what i do to attempt to slow or stop the rise .......
sometimes i put a small correction bolus on the old pod just before i change it ( 0.5u to 1u)
sometimes i put an increased temporary basal on the new pod to get a pool of insulin started at the new site ( i vary between 15 and 35% for 2 hours depending on what my shoogs are at pod change time )
sometimes i do a small bolus on the new pod site to get that pool of insulin started
depending on where my shoogs are at pod change time sometimes i will do 2 or even all 3 of those things.
perhaps talk to your DSN for advice as well as they deal with a lot of pump patients .