this post was submitted on 15 Jul 2023
3 points (100.0% liked)

T1Diabetes

131 readers
1 users here now

A place for people with T1 diabetes.

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

Hello!

As I suspect many others here are, I am also a reddit refugee. Anyway, to the point.

I am seeking advice in what I can do about the insane spike I get a couple hours after I change my Omnipod. It’s a new phenomenon for me, having only happened the last 4 or 5 changes. I’ve been on Omnipod for a little over 6 months.

My theory so far is that any new site is quite a bit longer to start absorbing insulin for some reason. I used to just have to bolus 0.5 units after a change, but to get down from this spike I ended up having 10.65 units on board, which is a scary amount for me if I don’t have any carbs to back it up.

Have anyone experienced similar, and found a way to deal with it?

Thank you!

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Woah, 10units with no carbs is scary. I hope you're alright now.

I'd assume this is just a one off.

[–] diabeticdane 1 points 1 year ago

Nah, this was 3 site changes in a row. All the same. As I said in another comment, I think it was just that my thighs were "tired". But time will tell today.

load more comments (2 replies)