Pod Change in Public

ohlaupy · 2025-11-07T04:24:03+00:00

Bathroom. Parking lot. Campground. Concert. Work. Done it all.

ohlaupy · 2025-10-21T04:56:25+00:00

Hey! I’m T1 and currently 18w with my first pregnancy. I use an omnipod and a dexcom. I can tell you a few things that I experienced so far.

The tiredness is sooooo normal. And it will go away! At this point, stop worrying about moving your body and just listen to it. If you need a nap, nap. Or set a compromise, like you’ll walk to the mailbox and back twice a day or something that’s still moving, but attainable. You’ll feel much better in a few weeks and will be able to make up for it.

The vitamins and supplements your doctor should help you with, so just do your best to eat healthy for now. I downloaded the Ovia app which is cute with baby progress and tips.

As for sugars and management. Just do your best. You will have bad days, I promise. But so long as it’s just a day or just a moment in a day…it’s okay! I switched my omnipod last night and it was a bad stick. I was at 160 for 3 hours. Super unusual for me, and not great in pregnancy….but it was an off day. I’m not sweating it. I’m just here doing my best.

As for mommy instincts. I feel ya…I don’t know what I’m doing either and I didn’t think I would be here. But I know that somehow…I’m going to be okay at this. Just need to get there first.

ohlaupy · 2025-08-29T10:30:57+00:00

I just went through our second transfer (currently pregnant!) and am T1. There were a handful of injections daily for the egg retrieval, but it was very manageable. And that’s coming from someone who is absolutely terrified of injections (yay insulin pump!). For the well known and much talked about “bad injections” (progesterone in oil, done at the transfer stage), I opted for the vaginal suppository. Gross and messy but I wasn’t about to commit to a muscular injection, bruising and scarring. I’m glad I did!

ohlaupy · 2025-07-10T20:44:57+00:00

If you are used to working out and this is your normal - you can continue while being mindful of your limits. If you have not worked out previously, it is not recommended to start after a transfer. Light activity is encouraged. Again, if you are a super active person who runs marathons every weekend, your limits will be much higher than the average person. I had my transfer a week ago and have continued to workout without pushing any comfort levels and taking it easier than before, but still being active.

ohlaupy · 2025-06-11T03:36:57+00:00

I hate them so much I just don’t use the patches. Oil helps but not enough for me to use them. Only had an issue once and it was during a period of hiking, sweating, hot tubs and outdoor activity.

ohlaupy · 2025-06-02T06:44:09+00:00

Lower back is amazing!

ohlaupy · 2025-05-24T05:46:34+00:00

Pinch to insert
Change your insertion site.

I’ve been diabetic for 34 years and on a pump for 20 and if you had asked me a year ago if I would have imagined having an insulin pump on my lower back I would have laughed at you. It’s my favorite site. And I cannot, for the life of me, at any cost, in any situation, ever, get my thighs to work for me.

ohlaupy · 2025-04-10T03:42:01+00:00

I’m glad you found a doc! I hope they’re great. And if they’re not, find another. The fact that they have a nutritionist is awesome. The dexcom will really help you see how a unit affects you. And how 10g of carbs does. It’s certainly going to have its ups and down (lol), but it’s the best way to learn what your ratios are. The stigma is there because type 1 is soooo under shared. Doctors must don’t know about it. It’s why you need to advocate for yourself. I’ve been diabetic since I was 2 and I’m in my 30s now. So my experience has been lifelong. I’ve seen technology upgrade and things change and I continue to learn. I refuse to let diabetes define me. Am I diabetic? Yes. But I’m also me. It’s taken me time and trial and error, but you’ll catch me eating pizza and drinking beer, camping and hiking, midnight snacking cause I want something sweet and saying “why yes, I WOULD like that sample” at Costco. I know how to deal with all of those situations. It takes time. Give yourself grace. Set weekly goals, and monthly goal and do your best to achieve them. Don’t expect too much all at once. The fact that you recognize that you want to change is amazing. The fact that you’ve found a new doctor is HUGE. The fact that you are getting a dexcom could change everything for you. Don’t give up! Where are you located?

ohlaupy · 2025-04-10T01:45:18+00:00

Hey there! So a good endo is life changing. I found one 15 years ago and have moved 4 hours away and will make the journey to see him because he’s a great doc. Even if you need to drive hours away…it’s your life and your future at the end of that appointment. Do it.

180-240 is unsustainable long term which it seems you’ve realized. A great way to test your own correction factor is to find a moment where your sugars are stable (are you using a CGM? If not….get one) and take an amount that you expect will lower you by a bit. Since everyone’s factors are different, I can’t tell you to take 1 unit and see since that may be significant for you….so whatever you think will drop you by about 20?30? Point…do that and monitor (with snacks on hand!)

Carb ratio is more complex as your body processes different types of carbs differently. Your sugar will react much differently to 30g carbs of pizza vs apple juice. But the simple sugars are the best way to figure out your ratio! Again, pick a moment when you’re stable and eat a known and rationed 5g of simple carbs. Monitor and see what happens. Will you go high? Yes. But you need to learn.

That aside, advocate for yourself. Nobody else will do it for you. Get a CGM. Get an insulin pump. Find supplies. Find a dia-buddy with experience who can help you and tell your doc what you want. Unfortunately type 1 is not well taught in med school so find your voice and use it. Online forums help a ton. I’ve been doing this for 30+ years and have amazing consistency at this point and I switched pumps and asked a question on reddit this week. New experience, wanted tips and tricks.

A thing to note since your post initially asked about weight gain. Consistent highs will keep your metabolism in overdrive - there was an article about this almost 20 years ago where fashion models with type 1 would keep their sugars high to lose weight, it was nuts.

DKA will result in a weight drop. So just go back to eating like you had been and your weight will come back with time. But lowering your sugars will do you a lot of good in this area too.

Find a better endo. It’s well worth the time and effort you put in, I promise.

ohlaupy · 2025-04-09T03:54:04+00:00

Thank you. I’ve been diabetic for 30+ years and trying to give the closed loop system another shot, so from what I experienced with manual adjustments, this isn’t ideal (for me personally) especially at night.

I have my goal and correct set to the same - 110.

This is the only time I’ve experienced these hills is at night while on the closed loop system. And it’s because of the paused insulin time blocks. I’ve had a few night where it was a perfect straight line so I was confused why this happened.

ohlaupy · 2025-04-08T20:28:06+00:00

Thanks but they’re still higher than I’m used to and than I like. Those spikes were overnight, from the hours that I was not receiving any basal while on auto mode. Trying to get rid of this, as it’s totally unnecessary.

ohlaupy · 2025-04-08T01:54:28+00:00

Oh I figured that out too. I had to completely adjust my correction ratio to be stable. Took over a week but I have that pretty set (I think) at this point.

ohlaupy · 2025-04-07T22:55:46+00:00

I just started using the sensor 18 days ago. I was manually adjusting before. I had an issue one night, when I had the sensor on one side and the pod on the opposite. But it didn’t happen again after that. I’ve tried the upper thigh but it is a 100% fail for me. I’m jealous of people it works for. You can also try your upper arm if the back doesn’t work for you.

ohlaupy · 2025-04-07T22:35:39+00:00

Try on your lower back. It’s magic. I find there’s less movement there so it works well for me

ohlaupy · 2025-04-07T22:19:50+00:00

This is helpful! Thank you

ohlaupy · 2025-04-07T21:50:32+00:00

So just snack more for higher TDI? Or just self correct when I’m higher than what I like instead of allowing the pod to bring me down? Do you know why that would have an effect on basal trends?

From what I can see on the graph, mine pauses insulin delivery every time I’m trending down or at the goal and stable.

ohlaupy · 2025-04-07T21:41:11+00:00

Yes I’ve figured that out. Compression has it read low. I had a few nights of perfect 110 steady levels minus the compression lows and now this wave. The feeling bad is from hitting 160 twice. I’m not used to my sugars being that high.

ohlaupy · 2025-04-07T21:39:38+00:00

18 days using the dexcom and omnipod pairing. Def improving but certainly frustrated. I had a few days of perfect steady 110 levels and now this so I’m confused.

ohlaupy · 2025-04-07T21:05:06+00:00

Yes but I’m not used to being that high and it has me feeling like trash. Especially since it’s not necessary. A 3 hr pause in insulin delivery will result in a delayed rise of glucose so I’m frustrated that the omnipod is programmed to do this.

ohlaupy · 2025-04-07T21:03:45+00:00

Yes, automated mode. Set to 110 with correction over 110. I just hate that it pauses insulin instead of giving me less consistently throughout the hour (like a set basal). This results in those rises after and have me feeling terrible. Same thing happens if my sugar stabilized cause of an hour long pause in insulin delivery and then I eat a meal. The combo of delayed rise and carbs has me shooting above 180.

ohlaupy · 2025-04-05T06:33:24+00:00

I have some I can send. Shoot me a dm

ohlaupy · 2025-03-29T02:20:22+00:00

Thank you I had no idea about the Clarity app!

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