Australia (only?) The Omnipod DASH is recalled due to fire risk.

[Amity Island]

Not sure if this is Australia only? If anyone can verify?

An urgent recall has been issued for a device designed to administer insulin to people with diabetes, with fears it may swell, leak fluid, overheat or catch on fire.

Product recall for Omnipod DASH Personal Diabetes Manager

www.9news.com.au

 

[Robin]

I think U.K. users had a warning in mid October, see here.

https://forum.diabetes.org.uk/boards/threads/warning-omnipod-pdm-problem-with-battery.102656/

 

[Amity Island]

There has been similar concerns over the batteries (lithium) in electric cars with many fire services around UK reporting an uptrend in electric car fires and saying how difficult they are to extinguish and how dangerous the vapour is from lithium.

Data reveals extent of electric vehicle fires around the UK | CE Safety Blog

cesafety.co.uk

 

[nonethewiser]

Not sure if this is Australia only? If anyone can verify?

An urgent recall has been issued for a device designed to administer insulin to people with diabetes, with fears it may swell, leak fluid, overheat or catch on fire.

Product recall for Omnipod DASH Personal Diabetes Manager

www.9news.com.au

Think it was Mike who's Admin who mentioned it about month ago. Had fair few emails from manufacturer, not had any issues so far.

Regards electric cars catching fire, never fancied one tbh, prefer my diesel car even though fuel is at crazy price.

 

[Amity Island]

Think it was Mike who's Admin who mentioned it about month ago. Had fair few emails from manufacturer, not had any issues so far.

Regards electric cars catching fire, never fancied one tbh, prefer my diesel car even though fuel is at crazy price.

The way it's going with the lithium batteries, fires etc and finite world supply of lithium, whether we like it or not, it does look like we are heading back to diesel and petrol, so....on that basis I'm hanging on to my diesel.

 

[nonethewiser]

The way it's going with the lithium batteries, fires etc and finite world supply of lithium, whether we like it or not, it does look like we are heading back to diesel and petrol, so....on that basis I'm hanging on to my diesel.

Well you might remember govn said all diesel vehicles would be phased out by 2026, then it was put back to 2030, think of how many diesels are on road both cars & commercial, its never going to happen anytime in next 20 years or more.

 

[Amity Island]

Well you might remember govn said all diesel vehicles would be phased out by 2026, then it was put back to 2030, think of how many diesels are on road both cars & commercial, its never going to happen anytime in next 20 years or more.

The only other alternative I know of is hydrogen.