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One, Two, Pod: Begin To Pump

January 15th 2008 @ 4:16 pm by Scott Marvel
Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Insulin & Pumps Real Life
Tags: adhesive injections insulin pump occlusion OminPod
Views: 7357

There was the researching, and the chats with the doc,. There was the mental tug-o-war between my daily injection comfort zone and my need for more flexibility, and now, like the quickness of a self-inserting cannula, I am pumping insulin by way of the OmniPod. (READ MORE)

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New OmniPod PDM on the Way

June 27th 2009 @ 4:27 pm by Scott Marvel
Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Insulin & Pumps In the News Real Life
Tags: delivery OmniPod PDM
Views: 3646

Three weeks now I have been waiting for OmniPods new personal diabetes manager (PDM) to arrive. It was actually a chance phone call to OmniPods customer service number that gave me word about this new product. I was nearing the last days in my previous place of residence and called to change the address on file for my automatic pod shipments. Near the end of this phone call, the service rep mentioned a promotion for a new PDM they were launching. (READ MORE)

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A Steady Stream

March 26th 2008 @ 1:16 am by Scott Marvel
Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Insulin & Pumps Highs & Lows Real Life
Tags: fine-tuned insulin OmniPod pump two months
Views: 1841

It took me nearly two months to finally get a solid range of good blood sugar numbers. Many checks would have me hovering in the 200's, only to be followed by a bottomed out low caused by a flagrant over-correction. The devil is in the details when it comes to pumping and I started out with the wrong details! (READ MORE)

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The OmniPod: Waterproof, Not Water Sport Proof

July 30th 2009 @ 5:12 pm by Scott Marvel
Categories: Type 1 Insulin & Pumps Real Life
Tags: adhesive OmniPod water sports
Views: 3312

So, the OmniPods I use are listed to have an IPX8 water tight rating which means the pods will work flawlessly in eight feet of water for up to thirty minutes. This is a great feature to have during shower times, sunny-day pool ventures, and splashing around carefree in the ocean. It is one of the reasons I chose to use it, because it limits the time I need to be disconnected from an insulin source. But, since I started surfing last year, three pods have met their fate in the waters of the Pacific Ocean. I was able to keep one from polluting the ocean floor, but the other two are on their way to a rusty end. Sad.

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April 2nd 2008 @ 5:30 pm by Scott Marvel
Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Insulin & Pumps Emotions Real Life
Tags: adhesive Cannula itch OmniPod site change
Views: 4620

Three days, or until the insulin is all used up - that is how long an OmniPod is to be worn for. Before pumping, I was unsure if the scheduled three day replacement interval was going to be a nuisance. I even pondered the idea of trying to sneak in an extra day on the pods- so long as there was enough insulin stowed away in them. Well, that notion, along with a little of my patience, consistently scurries away when I near the end of a pod cycle, and the three day itch sets in. (READ MORE)

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Out of Pocket Pumping

October 12th 2008 @ 1:06 am by Scott Marvel
Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Insulin & Pumps Real Life
Tags: expenses insurance OmniPod
Views: 1894

Jumping into the world of pumping is no simple task. And I don’t mean that it is hard to get an insulin pump. The hard part is picking through the available pump companies, deciding which one suits your lifestyle, and finding a way to pay for it. If you live in Duckburg and own a bank vault full of coins, you can pay the thousands of dollars for up-front costs and hundreds monthly for a pump. But for the rest of us, health insurance is the only avenue to an insulin pump.

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Insulin Pump Time Warp

December 25th 2007 @ 10:27 pm by Michelle Kowalski
Categories: Type 2 Insulin & Pumps Emotions Real Life
Tags: concerns fears insulin pump
Views: 1558

I have to admit that I get buyer's remorse quite a bit. I don't know what it is. I do have a tendency to be indecisive at times, but who isn't?
So several weeks ago, you'll recall reading that I was hot to trot to get the Omnipod. I scoured the company's web site. I e-mailed my endo and asked if he had any patients on the Omnipod who I could talk to. I asked my friends at Diabetic Mommy if anyone was on it and if they could give me their experience.
The web site didn't have the type of personal experiences I was looking for (i.e. Just exactly how do you sleep with it?). My endo doesn't have any patients on it, and there were only about two mommies at DM who are on it. (READ MORE)

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Closer to the Pump

November 29th 2007 @ 5:05 pm by Michelle Kowalski
Categories: Type 2 Insulin & Pumps Emotions In the News Real Life
Tags: insulin pump
Views: 1374

I must be more than just playing around with the idea of a pump because I actually emailed my endo about it today.
I don't know why I feel funny about this, why I feel like me having a pump is overkill. Maybe because I'm "only" type 2, maybe because I'm not even three years into my diagnosis.
I shouldn't feel funny about it. I am reading more and more that insulin therapy for people with type 2 diabetes is being introduced earlier. Yes, I'm already on insulin and have been so since roughly three months after I was diagnosed. So what's the difference if I'm taking my insulin from shots or from a pump? (READ MORE)

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Semi-Green

April 22nd 2008 @ 4:53 pm by Scott Marvel
Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Insulin & Pumps Children In the News Real Life
Tags: batteries Earth Day OmniPod recycling waste
Views: 2206

Today is Earth Day and having grown up in an environmentally responsible household, I consciously make green decisions throughout my day. Turning off lights here, not wasting water there, paper over plastic… any little thing that I know eventually adds up in a big way. A difficult part of deciding on a pump, however, was the green impact it carried along with it. The OmniPod was designed to be worn for three days and then hucked in the trash… really? (READ MORE)

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What Will They Think of Next?

October 11th 2007 @ 9:22 pm by Julia
Categories: Type 1 Children Food In the News Real Life
Tags: Cool gadgets and tools
Views: 1591

I get an email from Google every day. (And boy, do I love me some Google. I don't know how I survived before it - I had to actually look things up. In books! And card catalogs! Now, tap-tap-tap and lo, I have a bajillion links at my fingertips.) Sorry. I digress. Frequently.
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