Nate is so stinkin' cute! And you, my dear, are a Pod Expert! Way to go!

That Freestyle meter sounds Fan. Tas. Tic! No more error?!?! Woah, Nelly!

Thanks for sharing!

I had a feeling you were taking pics today for your blog. I love being right! -H

Thank you so much for all the info on the Omnipod!! We just started our pod on E this week. He is 1 1/2 years old. What are all of the different places you place the pod? I saw you use his leg..... I would love to use my son's leg. How long did it take him to get use to having the pod on him.? So far life with the omnipod it so awesome! I am just like you I almost passed out in the hospital when they said I had to give shots 4 times a day.

I came over from Meri's blog. My son was diagnosed a year ago at 10 months old - your dx story was very familiar! We started the omnipod on my son 2 months ago. It is a dream, but the first few hours after we change it, his blood always goes super high. Have you experienced that? We've tried lots of different things. Just wondering!

OK - I commented before I watched the video. :) Now that I've watched it, I have another question. You don't hold the pod down when you insert the needle? We were taught to do that. Maybe that's why my son's blood goes high - the tube goes into the muscle, maybe? Our sales rep seemed a little wacky, to tell you the truth, but we don't have anyone to compare our experiences with. Very interesting!

Great post!

Thanks so much for sharing! Very helpful!!

Yeah that little guy of yours , Nate is so cute . I guess on a child this young I would prefer the omni too . I did the preview of the omni pod and it also caused a rash so I dont think I will ever be able to do the pod .

Nice job Laura! Nate is such a cutie! You are such a pro at it all - so calm, cool and collected throughout.

Love Jessica's shout out too!

Caleb's three year Podiversary is today! That's a lot of Pods and we're still chugging along!

This was awesome. I had no idea what to expect, I have never seen a pod in real life, and that auto insertion is a dream!

Nate is a super hero for sure..and he CAN NOT get any cuter. All my boys watched the videos. My 12 year old said that is so sad that a baby has to have diabetes...this coming from a boy that was 8 mo old when diagnosed. He is right though. :(

Love you! GREAT post!

Great post Laura - thank you so much! We chose the OmniPod for many of the same reasons - insertion, no tubing, waterproof, remote bolus, etc. I am looking forward to our start date on Monday. I am sure I will be picking your OmniPod brain over the next few weeks. Thanks for a great informative post! Oh and by the way, I can't get the videos to work, they buffer but that's about it, hmmmm... gotta work on that!

How could I forget Rainne? She has gotten up in the wee hours of the morning to shoot me a text to make sure Liam was coming down from highs when she knew I'd be up checking him. Love that girl!

The customer service has been pretty awesome too. When I have needed to call, I've gotten great help, and a lot of the customer service reps actually wear the pod.

Lora, I don't have any contact information for you so hopefully you will read this! My email is houstonwehaveaproblem@verizon.net - please feel free to email me anytime.

We do not hold the pod down during insertion. We were originally taught pinch the skin up like when you give a shot but Nate is pretty chubby so we don't really need to do that. If he were a thin little guy we would certainly be more concerned about the pinching up.

As far as the highs after a pod change - we did battle with that!! Nate was getting SO worked up about just putting the pod on that we would wait before we actually did the insertion which I think may have caused a few of the highs. We also gave him dum-dum lollipops at site change and we stopped that to see if that was the cause. We have started having good numbers after the change but it took us a while to get there.

Again, feel free to email me and we can discuss further.

Penny - I am going to upload the videos here -
http://thehoustonfive.phanfare.com/4355815_5136774#imageID=98229532

Hopefully, you can see them there.

HI Laura,
Thanks. Got the videos to work finally. Nate is such a cutie and you are so good with getting it done and over with. I give you a standing 'O' from PA my dear!!!!
In a post, at some later date, can you explain how you deal with IOB and the fact that the OmniPod doesn't really calculate it. I am so concerned about stacking doses after she gets the Pod. I mean, I have our log book to refer to, but just wondering how you deal with it all and if there is a secret to the Pod and IOB that I haven't discovered yet.
Thanks dear!
Penny

Thank you for all of this great information! I have two daughters ages 2 and 4 years old and they both have type 1 diabetes, some day I hope to have both of them on a pump. I really love being able to see the videos so that I can get a visual of how it actually looks.

Thank you for giving us an inside look at the Omnipod, this was very helpful.

Thank you!

I posted on Meri's that one of my concerns is tubing. Not as much about Jonathan messing with it, but more because of stories I've heard about disconnects, kinks, and other bad situations.

Honestly, I think I've heard at least one bad story about every pump out there, but after trading your posts, I'm becoming more open to it.

Thank you so much for taking the time to put this all together!

Wow, what an awesome description and videos. Our OmniPod arrived today, and we are sooo excited to get trained and set up. Your description makes me feel even more sure that the Pod was the right choice for our T-Bear. And, thank you, Laura for the e-mail. It's a great comfort to "meet" other T1 moms out there and follow their family's progress :) - Mo

Great post. I'm actually in the process of switching from the pump to the pod and appreciated your review. Though my days of wrapping cords around kids' necks are over, I'm also looking forward to cutting the cord!

M

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I love the picture of you changing Nate's pod by the pool! Just a week into pumping and pod changes remind me of my initial days of giving injections...shaky hands, referring to manual countless times, and then holding my breath for two hours until we check bg. We are already in major love with the PDM as well! Thanks for sharing and I look forward to reading more! :D

What a great post! I haven't read up too much on the Omnipod so i learned a lot from your post.

And by the way, I just have to say I *LOVE* Nate's zebra print carseat!!!

my warranty was up on my minimed on august 26th ... i still haven't made up my mind on whether or not i want the animas ping or omni pod ... i keep flip flopping back and forth, i think my biggest concern with the omni pod is that i'll loose the pda. thanks for writing this, it's nice to hear other peoples thoughts, opinions, and experiences.

My daughter is on omnipod also for 1 year now, age 6 years old. We do love it. But the only down side for Kaley is that her skin is so sensitive that the adhesive is breaking her out and itching leaving a bad rash. By the 2nd day I must change it. I've used barrier wipes and it still doesn't work. But all in all if I could stop the irritation I would give this system a five star rating.. Awesome post by the way:)

Hi Nate! My name is Caleb. When you were crying I thought you might be laughing. It made me sad to see you upset because it looked like you were hurt really bad. I use the Pod too. It's on my arm right now. I've been using it for a while and I like it because it is better than shots. You seem like a good boy. I hope we can meet some day. Stay strong. From Caleb.