Using an OMNI pod but expected a Dash omni pod

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Ok all good, I've got my DASH pump working after doing my ZOOM learning online with my DSN and the DASH pump trainer from the supplier.
It is now actively working and I have used it to calculate my Bolus tea time dose, pretty cool, with easy to see displays and touch screen operations.

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Hope your switchover goes smoothly 🙂
 
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trophywench said:
... and if you now fly anywhere, you'll need to turn the Bluetooth off, same as us lot with Roche Combo and Insight pumps have always and still have to, back to the mental arithmetic for a few hours occasionally.
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Jenny the DASH manual says the following,
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It seems that it doesn't turn off the Bluetooth to the pump so all should work flawlessly, maybe yours is different.
It does beg the question what is it that happens when you turn it off if it isn't turning off the Bluetooth.
I think it may be reducing the signal strength of the Bluetooth signal but NOT actually turning it off, I'll go and do some Googling.

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mark king said:
Hello I am a 75 yo type 1 diabetic presently on multi doses of fast and slow acting insulin. I have recently been discussing pumps with my Senior Diabetic Nurse [SDN] who had described my options. I said I did not want to have pumps with tubes all over the place at which she mentioned the omnipod, this sounded ideal for me.
We then discussed the Dash as it was soon to be released in the uk.
However when I went for its fitting it wasn't the Dash as she had indicated but the earlier version which the training 2 ladies had brought..

The DASH system, which received a CE mark in September 2019, is the only insulin pump certified to DTSec and ISO 27001 standards for cyber and information security and safety.
When I expressed some disappointment that it wasn't the Dash they didn't give a very plausible explanation.
It could be political or post code lottery again, but I hope not.


LATE NEWS ----- LATE NEWS ----- LATE NEWS
Just Had my SDN ring me to say they have made arrangements to upgrade me to the Dash omnipod, can not wait.
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I´ve been wondering how you are getting along with the Dash. II`ve been using the Omnipod for many years now and also use/d the Solo. From my experience with solo I`m not so sure about a touch screen The Solo PDM sometimes takes ages to boot and is not always responive. THe standard Omnipod PDM used to sometimes have problems connecting with the pods, but this hasn`t happened in last couple years. I am only thinking of pusuing an update because the dash supposedly has holes in the cannulas and possibly diffuses insulin quicker.
I should be grateful for yours comments. Regards, Alf
 
I’d be interested too!
 
I received my Dash welcome pack on Friday, and my virtual training session has been scheduled for the 29th, so your comments will also interest me.
 
trophywench said:
... and if you now fly anywhere, you'll need to turn the Bluetooth off, same as us lot with Roche Combo and Insight pumps have always and still have to, back to the mental arithmetic for a few hours occasionally.
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This is not the advice I have received. Bluetooth is short range and does not impact the plane control systems.
It is common to see people using Bluetooth headphones on a flight, for example.
 
Well why do the handsets have 'Flight Mode' on them then?
 
trophywench said:
Well why do the handsets have 'Flight Mode' on them then?
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This is always what i have wondered.

Part of me suspects it is the same insoluble issue as security screening... the guards in the gate may tell you it’s completely safe, and they may well have seen lots of people go through various scanners with different tech and apparently no ill effects...

But the device keeps me alive... and frying it on the outbound flight would be a royal pita.

And the device manufacturers can‘t realistically spend the cash to diligently check every different type of scanner in all the world’s airports (and then recheck with every new or updated piece of scanning equipment).

So just saying ‘no’ is far easier.

Likewise many fairly well qualified people may say there is almost no chance bluetooth will affect a plane‘s instrumentation... but the guidance continues! And when you are 30,000ft above the ocean...
 
Time for an update on my Dash Omnipod workings.
First a late reply to Alf's question above. The Dash system is very quick to wake up when prompted; the touch screen is as instant as your phone screen works; The Canula holes I've not heard about but the graphs show my reactions to pumping in and food input.
I still need to get my background dosage tweaked to be more symptomatic. I have instances where I'll need to snack before a meal or I may be a little High after a meal dose.
This is not a difficult thing to do, just a little at a time is what my DN suggests, alter 10% of any figure.
It is a little bit like trying to roll a ball bearing over a mirror and stop it dead centre, the smaller the changes the quicker the centring action becomes.
Then wait and see how things are after a few days and re-tweak if necessary.

I've just been a little lazy in getting around to doing this tweaking finding it easier to snack or let the next meal time calculation take care of the adjustment.
Works for me as I'm in my range 70%+ of the time.
My biggest issue is I drop while sleeping so I need to tweak my night time background doses a little. Presently I just have a small snack before bed time which sees me be between 5 -10 of a morning on awakening.

BUT ALL IN ALL THE OMNIPOD DASH SYSTEM IS A WOWZA BIT OF KIT.

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to get the pump unstuck oh and I prefer to remove it from the canular end after imbedding it further into my leg when pulling it off from the other end causing a short bleed.

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Oh PS - when tweaking basal, don't forget that if you want to see a difference in BG at X o'clock, then the basal change needs to be made from c. 2 hours before that. And yes to the 10% - but that's a max so I've found that 5% is enough sometimes.
 
I'm now about 4 months in from changing to Omnipod from 8+ years of tubed pumping, and I must say that I much prefer tubeless. I've found that putting the pod on the back of my arm seems to give the most consistent delivery for me, and between changeovers I've found that I mostly forget where I've put the little blighter.

The only thing that I wish for is integration with the Dexcom, but I think that is coming sometime this year with Omnipod Horizon. I hope that a switchover will not entail a new funding application. By comparison with tubed pumps, the Omnipod does not involve a large upfront capital cost.
 
m1dnc said:
I'm now about 4 months in from changing to Omnipod from 8+ years of tubed pumping, and I must say that I much prefer tubeless. I've found that putting the pod on the back of my arm seems to give the most consistent delivery for me, and between changeovers I've found that I mostly forget where I've put the little blighter.

The only thing that I wish for is integration with the Dexcom, but I think that is coming sometime this year with Omnipod Horizon. I hope that a switchover will not entail a new funding application. By comparison with tubed pumps, the Omnipod does not involve a large upfront capital cost.
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I too find the patch pump more convenient than my old tubey one. It is much more discrete and I don't have to worry about what to latch it on to.
Unfortunately, it requires a larger flat, fatty area to attach the whole pump to rather than just a cannula. I am slim so do not have as many sites as I would like. My arms are not usable because, as a climber, they don't have enough fat on them.

The initial outlay for OmniPod is less than for a tubed pump but with the cost of the pods, it works out more expensive. This is why it is not available from my CCG.
I have been lucky enough to use the Medtrum which is a cheaper patch pump. It's not perfect but much more convenient than my tubey pump. I especially like the phone app which means I don't have to carry around (or potentially lose) a PDM.
 
helli said:
The initial outlay for OmniPod is less than for a tubed pump but with the cost of the pods, it works out more expensive.
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My DSN told me that over the 4-year cycle for pump replacement, the total costs for Omnipod is about the same as tubey pumps when you add up the capital cost and ongoing costs for cannulae and reservoirs.
 
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