My last post focused on frustration with my Insulet Omnipod. A snippet of the post read:
“Each time I switch out the pod my glucose control plummets and my numbers skyrocket above the 300 range. It only happens for the first six hours after switching out the pod, which happens every three days. It’s truly frustrating.”
During pod training, I was told how important it is to ensure no insulin lingers in the canula window after priming the pod. Lingering insulin causes the window to fog, making it hard to see if the canula is inserted properly.
Each pod switch, I would shake all lingering insulin out of the canula window area. Unfortunately, this would also remove all insulin from the canula itself. As a result, it would take about six hours for the pod to re-prime itself – jacking up my blood glucose readings.
The fix is simple. Don’t shake the insulin out of the primed canula. Since learning that little tidbit, I have had no problems.
