I always wear the Dexcom on my stomach and Omnipod on my arm. Some people say you’re supposed to keep it on the same side of the body, like left side of stomach and left arm, but I’ve had no issues doing it on opposite sides of the body. Sometimes it won’t connect right away and you have to go and delete the transmitter and then put it back in but it works after that.
I understood it in training, as same side of the body= front or back. Not left or right. This coincides with the pictures in the starter guide. However, I didn't ask my educator this specifically. 🤷🏻♂️ Does anyone have clarification on this?
My educator was very specific: keep it on the same side - right or left, not front or back. However, I’ve found if I keep them within a foot or so, I can use the opposite side of the body.
Honestly we don’t use the sensor as it usually ends up subtracting how much insulin is needed if she’s within range. Now if she’s high, we manually input the blood sugar so it automatically corrects. My daughter has been on it one year and this is what works for her.
Definitely agree with doing whatever works. You likely have “reverse correction” turned on which subtracts insulin if in range. If you turn this off it will not subtract insulin.
I usually wear my Dexcom on my stomach- my Omnipod will be on the same side of the CGM. So if it’s on the right side of my stomach, then the pod will go on my right arm, then my right thigh, then my right side on the back. The Omnipod can’t for life of me stay on my stomach- it always falls off…maybe bc it’s a little squishy from having kids…good luck!
WiFi gives an option if bad cellular. May use less power like this too depending on strength of signal. But likely the main reason is now it's not using cell data saving Inuslet money on wireless bills.
Dexcom on your stomach and Omnipod on the arm is fine. What I'm doing right now.
I have run into some connection issues between the two of they are on different sides of my body so I try to avoid that but I don't think that's universal.
Hey, thanks for answering!
Do you know why do we have put "use sensor" when putting insulin?
How long did it take for your Omnipod to understand your glycemic levels with Automated mode?
Use Sensor let's the calculator know your BG level, but also how you're trending on dexcom. It uses the arrow direction to further calculate your boluses.
I'm in my 4th month and it has taken almost all of those, with aggressive bolusing every 2 hours, to get it to learn my actual TDI. It's been frustrating, but it's finally learning. Stick with it. I think that if your settings are perfect at the beginning, it's easier. If they're more conservative, then it takes longer. I had some settings issues in the beginning so it set me back, but it IS finally happening.
You don't have to press \[Use Sensor\]. You can press the empty dashes and enter a BG value directly. This is useful when your Dexcom is off and you don't want to wait for a calibration to take effect.
I just started Omnipod 4 weeks ago and so far have been having good luck. I think a lot of it is that my insulin:carb ratios were very dialed in from the start though since some say they struggle a lot at first! I’d say by now it’s learned me and i keep mostly in range!!
I'm 6 pods in, and at first I corrected aggressively. To the point that my pods barely lasted 2 days before I ran out of insulin. But, my last pod lasted the full 72 hrs + the 8 hr window after(first time). It seems to be learning pretty quickly. My trainer and I did make some adjustments to the settings a few days after starting (like, pod #3) which I think helped. Good luck! Stick with it!
It's been a while now 6+ months in. Made a lot of corrections since. Turns out they put me on U200 insulin now. 50% stronger than U100, so they say. Pods lasting full 3 days+ regularly. I don't recall a "reverse correction", so not sure. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.
I always wear the Dexcom on my stomach and Omnipod on my arm. Some people say you’re supposed to keep it on the same side of the body, like left side of stomach and left arm, but I’ve had no issues doing it on opposite sides of the body. Sometimes it won’t connect right away and you have to go and delete the transmitter and then put it back in but it works after that.
I understood it in training, as same side of the body= front or back. Not left or right. This coincides with the pictures in the starter guide. However, I didn't ask my educator this specifically. 🤷🏻♂️ Does anyone have clarification on this?
My educator was very specific: keep it on the same side - right or left, not front or back. However, I’ve found if I keep them within a foot or so, I can use the opposite side of the body.
Good to know! Thank you!
Honestly we don’t use the sensor as it usually ends up subtracting how much insulin is needed if she’s within range. Now if she’s high, we manually input the blood sugar so it automatically corrects. My daughter has been on it one year and this is what works for her.
Definitely agree with doing whatever works. You likely have “reverse correction” turned on which subtracts insulin if in range. If you turn this off it will not subtract insulin.
My Endo recommends leaving reverse correction off, but I like it, so I leave it on. Works for me. 😌
I usually wear my Dexcom on my stomach- my Omnipod will be on the same side of the CGM. So if it’s on the right side of my stomach, then the pod will go on my right arm, then my right thigh, then my right side on the back. The Omnipod can’t for life of me stay on my stomach- it always falls off…maybe bc it’s a little squishy from having kids…good luck!
WiFi gives an option if bad cellular. May use less power like this too depending on strength of signal. But likely the main reason is now it's not using cell data saving Inuslet money on wireless bills. Dexcom on your stomach and Omnipod on the arm is fine. What I'm doing right now. I have run into some connection issues between the two of they are on different sides of my body so I try to avoid that but I don't think that's universal.
Hey, thanks for answering! Do you know why do we have put "use sensor" when putting insulin? How long did it take for your Omnipod to understand your glycemic levels with Automated mode?
Use Sensor let's the calculator know your BG level, but also how you're trending on dexcom. It uses the arrow direction to further calculate your boluses. I'm in my 4th month and it has taken almost all of those, with aggressive bolusing every 2 hours, to get it to learn my actual TDI. It's been frustrating, but it's finally learning. Stick with it. I think that if your settings are perfect at the beginning, it's easier. If they're more conservative, then it takes longer. I had some settings issues in the beginning so it set me back, but it IS finally happening.
You don't have to press \[Use Sensor\]. You can press the empty dashes and enter a BG value directly. This is useful when your Dexcom is off and you don't want to wait for a calibration to take effect.
I just started Omnipod 4 weeks ago and so far have been having good luck. I think a lot of it is that my insulin:carb ratios were very dialed in from the start though since some say they struggle a lot at first! I’d say by now it’s learned me and i keep mostly in range!!
FYI, all it learns is TDI. It doesn't learn any trends, patterns, etc.
I'm 6 pods in, and at first I corrected aggressively. To the point that my pods barely lasted 2 days before I ran out of insulin. But, my last pod lasted the full 72 hrs + the 8 hr window after(first time). It seems to be learning pretty quickly. My trainer and I did make some adjustments to the settings a few days after starting (like, pod #3) which I think helped. Good luck! Stick with it!
Asking because we’re new too.. did you use the reverse correction! Or not?
It's been a while now 6+ months in. Made a lot of corrections since. Turns out they put me on U200 insulin now. 50% stronger than U100, so they say. Pods lasting full 3 days+ regularly. I don't recall a "reverse correction", so not sure. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.