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@ElkBond , when you said there is less likely to have bubbles, it is MORE likely to have bubbles. You can't see the insulin going into your body without tubing, but if it had tubing, you would be able to make sure there aren't any bubbles. If there were to be bubbles, you could just disconnect. This cannot happen with an Omnipod.
 
@GrantGam , the insulin is more likely to go bad quicker if you are in the sun, which is what would happen if you had an Omnipod on your body. If you had a pump with tubing, you could disconnect and put the pump under some clothing or in the shade so the insulin won't go bad so quickly. With the Omnipod, there is no way to keep it out of the sun unless you sit in the shade all day, and you can't swim and stand in the shade at the same time.
 
@jasmine1616 ok lets clear somethings up. Omnipod is no more likely to get bubbles than any other pump. Just because you cant see the tubing (There is basically a few mm to the cannula thats it) doesn't mean its more likely to get bubbles.

What you may be thinking is not being able to visually inspect the tubing means you cant visually confirm there are none. As user, trust is important.

However there are numerous alarms (I may be wrong here but I think if it misses 3 units it kicks off an occlusion alarm) and various other safety alarms included. The pdm even reminds you to check blood after a pod change to make sure.

Before I had my omnipod, the occlusion alarm was my worry. I have had none. If you fill the pod correctly, it primes the air away and off you go. Keep a spare and you can change it if it ever goes mad.

Source: own one for a month now, and as a designer had two pods open for curiosity reasons.... they are one tough cookie to get open!

Can we call this matter closed now? If not help me out @GrantGam and @noblehead! We can't have misdirection on a help post!
 
ElkBond said:
(There is basically a few mm to the cannula thats it)
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The cannula depth into the skin is 6.5mm so the length in total can't be much more, but as you say the occlusion alarm sounds if there's any issue and to date this has only happened once with myself.

ElkBond said:
Can we call this matter closed now? If not help me out @GrantGam and @noblehead! We can't have misdirection on a help post!
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It's good that Jasmine has raised a few concerns that she had about the Omnipod Pump and they have been addressed @ElkBond , I'm sure the OP has taken on board all the advice and information given and will make an informed choice on which pump they will eventually go for.
 
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