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Omnipod pump

OK, my sister was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in November. She is looking into pumps right now and I found this thing called the Omnipod. Does anybody here have one? If you do, how much does it hurt when you do site changes and have your sugars been more in control since you got it? And overall, do you think it is worth the cost? Thank you so much. I really appriciate(sp?) any help that you can give me!

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Answer #1

Pumps in general give people a more immediate control over their sugars, they can dial up or down their amount of insulin, but they must be very knowledgeable and responsible. Placing the needle is no more uncomfortable than a regular insulin injection and you only need to change it every three days.

If her sugars go up and down wildly a pump can allow her to up/down her dose immediately, according to what she needs. If she’s fairly stable a long acting insulin like Lantus might require less maintainence with occasional sliding scale injections for when her sugars really go up.

Answer #2

Pumps in general give people a more immediate control over their sugars, they can dial up or down their amount of insulin, but they must be very knowledgeable and responsible. Placing the needle is no more uncomfortable than a regular insulin injection and you only need to change it every three days.

If her sugars go up and down wildly a pump can allow her to up/down her dose immediately, according to what she needs. If she’s fairly stable a long acting insulin like Lantus might require less maintainence with occasional sliding scale injections for when her sugars really go up.

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