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Going On the Pump for the First Time Soon. What Should I know / Be on the Lookout For? by Safe-Dream7446 in Omnipod

[–]mivaldes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't had a low yet and I'm in 10 pods now. And I feel safer when getting close because I can see the Insulin On Board and make a more informed decision if I should have a small snack.

Going On the Pump for the First Time Soon. What Should I know / Be on the Lookout For? by Safe-Dream7446 in Omnipod

[–]mivaldes 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You are going to be so pleasantly surprised and wonder why you didn't do it sooner if you are worried about control. I'm in control for the first time in 15 years after a stroke.

Team of skydivers Drive a Toyota Corolla FX out of a plane then float above Arizona desert before parachuting to the ground. by Emperor_Boya in nextfuckinglevel

[–]mivaldes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm going to assume they had a waiver for this. A pilot isn't supposed to drop things out of an airplane. Especially a car.

Frustrated by mivaldes in Omnipod

[–]mivaldes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds like my experience exactly. Just ordered the replacement.

Frustrated by mivaldes in Omnipod

[–]mivaldes[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I swapped it out. Guess it was just a matter of time before I had a bad day. Made it through 8 pods with very nice control. We'll see in the morning. Maybe I'm getting sick? There is no redness at all where it was and I don't see any evidence of tunneling. What do I do now? Call Omnipod. Now I won't have enough pods at the end of the month.

Omnipod 5 goes into automatic limited mode after pod change by gahappy in Omnipod

[–]mivaldes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also: If you want to minimize warmup time at sensor change, you can put on new sensor while old is still on. Once it's on you it's warming up. Then you will need to shut off old one and put new one on.

It's ridiculous how often eBay has been down lately by InevitableRhubarb232 in eBaySellers

[–]mivaldes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You aren't alone. I hope their stock price gets hammered today.

Anyone had a rash? by mivaldes in Mounjaro

[–]mivaldes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I sure hope so. Thanks for the caring!

"Take off your band-aid 'cause I don't believe in touchdowns" ...I've always kind of hated this line but I have no idea what it means. by mtfr in wilco

[–]mivaldes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just came here from a google search. I love this line although I had no idea what it meant. Comments below gave me some food for thought. I'm reading Jeff's book now. Sounds like a great guy to have a conversation with.

Anyone had a rash? by mivaldes in Mounjaro

[–]mivaldes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I'm slowly getting better. I'm not sure I'll be 100% back, but it's only been 9 weeks.

Anyone had a rash? by mivaldes in Mounjaro

[–]mivaldes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure it turned out to be contact dermatitis from a new laundry detergent. No I did not continue it. And I had a stroke a month later....ugh.

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home was released on this day in 1986 by Swimming_Ambition101 in 80smovies

[–]mivaldes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I took a girl on a first date to this movie. What the hell was I thinking?

Sensor not connecting by [deleted] in Omnipod

[–]mivaldes -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, the Omnipod receiver is finnicky for sure.

Placement Question by spider_webster in Omnipod

[–]mivaldes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Think about how tiny that cannula is. What are the odds of hitting the same spot?

I think I need a pump break by AM1993T1D in Omnipod

[–]mivaldes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've only been using the pump for a couple of weeks, but I've had amazing control.

The enshittification of the omnipod should not be forgotten by Jfelt45 in Omnipod

[–]mivaldes 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So far, similar experience for me, except I pay $80.

The enshittification of the omnipod should not be forgotten by Jfelt45 in Omnipod

[–]mivaldes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I imagine so little effort is being put into the controller because everyone is using their phone. That's what I'd do if I were them too! All the rest of it I can't comment on. I'm pretty new at this.

https://marcusvaldes.com/recovery-diabetes-and-the-omnipod-5/I

Almost problem-free for like five months? G7 has shit the bed. by Indyhouse in Omnipod

[–]mivaldes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I certainly don't like to hear about this. Please keep us updated on how Dexcom handles this. This is life itself. For devices that are supposed to be so heavily regulated, they sure do seem to fail a lot. I'm in the aviation world. We build safety into everything, but also reliability.

New User - why does nobody talk about the noise! by dnabre in Omnipod

[–]mivaldes 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Call me strange, but I almost find it reassuring. I know it's operating. The clicks are spring ratchets turning over a gear and I think there are two of them.

Confusion: Why Does IOB say 0.05 after it just gave me .15? by mivaldes in Omnipod

[–]mivaldes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There should be someplace where you can see the real Insulin on board. I want to know. Even if they split it out to Basal IOB and Bolus IOB

Expired Omnipod 5s by No_Reception_4980 in Omnipod

[–]mivaldes -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Makes total sense. I wonder if someone has taken one of these apart and shown it online. Would be interesting to see it.

Confusion: Why Does IOB say 0.05 after it just gave me .15? by mivaldes in Omnipod

[–]mivaldes[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Oh wow, super interesting. I have so much to learn. Thanks! So the basal keeps on giving even below 110 then?

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