My First Week on Omnipod 5

[@denniseisenstein93]

Love my Pod and the iPhone app. Diabetic 30+ years. Have been on the POD for a year.

[@johnmarkham1912]

Great show Justin. Now you have moved to Omnipod 5 & Libre 2+ how do you get reading on your Apple watch as the Libre app is effectively redundant (or so they told me on the training). Ps I am using omnipod controller and not iPhone app as not available in UK.

[@auspider4703]

I started the pod a month ago from mdi, it's great not having extra things in my pockets all the time. Just my phone and a snack stashed somewhere nearby. I went hiking on vacation with minimal issues. The system does have some downsides, but I am finding ways to make it work for me. Lots of others willing to share their tips and info on youtube and reddit helps me feel included in a community.

[@tracerVG]

what are the downsides you have found so far?

[@ForceFreeTrainergirl06]

I've been using the Omnipod for 10 years. I started using the Dash just after it came out (I can't remember when that was). Unfortunately in Canada we do not have access to the OMnipod 5. I have found absolutely NO downsides to using the pod as opposed to MDIs. In fact when I started the pod in 2014, it changed my life significantly even without a CGM. I started using a CGM 3 years ago. Last Friday, I started AAPSclosed looping with my pod and the G7. Everything about the omnipod for me is a Plus. I did not want to use tubed pumps and I put off using a pump until I found out about the Omnipod. I only wish I had found out about it years previously.

[@ForceFreeTrainergirl06]

@@tracerVG see my comment above. I have absolutely no downsides with the pod.

[@raygiordano1045]

My experience has been nothing but bad with the omnipod5. They malfunction all the time, I just called my Dr to go back on the pens after 3 pods failing in a week.

[@d.newsome6344]

Hello Justin. Thanks for the video. Your channel is great. I'm use Omnipod 5 on manual mode and can typically get 75 to 95% in range. For heavy cardio exercise (about 1 hour in duration) I typically make sure that my IOB is less than 4 units (that's me), that my BG is above 130, and I use a preset basal rate of 0% for an hour. I turn on the 0% basal about 20 or 30 minutes before I start exercising. About half way through my exercise it turns back on. I'll typically end up at about 90 ml/dL and creep up to maybe 120 after an hour or so. It goes without saying that this is me and my body. I just thought I'd chime in with my settings for comparison. For me a 50% reduction of basal rate wouldn't cut it. I'd drop down below 70 in about 25 minutes (depending on where I started).

[@SencerBulbul]

Less than 4 units? How do you manage with that! When I do more than 30 minutes of heavy excersise and have more than 0.5 IOB my BG tanks.

[@d.newsome6344]

@@SencerBulbul I guess I'm pretty insulin insensitive.

[@SencerBulbul]

@@d.newsome6344 could be or maybe I'm doing something wrong 😢

[@diabe_tech]

Thanks for sharing and for watching! I never needed to think this much before cardio when I was on open source because I could stay in automated mode. That is one major thing I miss. Otherwise, im pretty happy, so far. I'll consider your strategy as I continue to learn and workout.

[@curlison84]

I used to have the OmniPod Dash and I loved it. I’m on MDIs with a CGM tho.

[@rocko100able]

I am a type 2 diabetic and I use a Galaxy Z fold 6 with my CGM Dexcom G7.

[@nikyjordan4459]

Where did you get that display thing for your desktop? That’s really cool, and I think would be awesome for overnight instead of having to look at your phone.

[@christineeidsaune4886]

sugar pixel

[@jocelynflores7396]

Do you know when they are releasing the Omnipod iPhone app?

[@poodlebone]

With Tandem there is an exercise mode and you can create multiple settings profiles. If you use your normal profile and turn on exercise mode but you still end up going low, you can create a new profile just for exercise. You can decrease basal rates and/or increase your correction factor and still have Control IQ running.

[@ddrennon3145]

Can you please talk about Omnipod on Android phones. Thank you

[@christopherdecker8171]

For those initial spikes after eating, I find that having a sip of ACV 5-10 minutes before seem to help a good bit. I'll eat the same exact meals many days a week, see the little food spike be 20-30 points less. I've been on OP5 using a rapid-acting for about 18 months now, and love it. My Clarity report is usually 98-100% TiR, A1C is avg 6.5, and deviation is 17-19.

[@amarmata1]

Which fast acting?

[@SummerZ-zw2pl]

I know things are changing me with the app one of the things I wish omnipod would consider is being able to call 911 on the pdms, and the other thing is I wish there was an option to “take insulin off” like when a pod leaks it will save 1.5 units on board then I change the pod and wanna give the bolus again so I can eat, and later there won’t be 2.5 units but only 1.5 so it will have what is working in you correctly. (No clue if this makes sense to others but for me it would be really helpful!)

[@vjackson925]

What does the Omnipod 5 iPhone app look like? Is it available on the App Store already?

[@ericv4756]

I know that you’ve probably covered this, but, I will soon be starting with the G7. Will the Dexcom G7 be compatible with the iPhone app for Omnipod? Luckily I have three or four months of G6 devices before I run out and start using my G7.

[@luigifulco4117]

Hi Justin, Now that the G7 is integrated with the Omnipod 5, I would love to see a review where the G7 is connected with the Apple Watch and the smartphone (finally) left at home!

[@diabe_tech]

Ohhhh yea I like that idea. I can try to do that but will need to use my PDM (and lose my settings!) ahhh

[@andrewbockman]

I’ve noticed my sugars spike about an hour after Active Mode turns off. When you mentioned going in to Manual BEFORE workout, I’m wondering if going in an hour after into Manual and increasing by basal 25% would help.

[@onelapfilms]

Tandem has the same problem when going low. It will only bolus if you overcorrect.

[@anitastokar98]

I never knew that. I use the t-slim but I guess I just don’t bolus till I get to 70. I don’t over correct though.

[@petat13]

Hi Justin, from Australia. I’m a diabetes NP and CDE. O5 has recently been approved here. Can you also use the PDM or is it app only ? I wonder if you can change the calculation settings to allow a calculation with carbs when your BG is low? In ODash there is are options in settings that force the system to calculate only if the BG is above a specified target and this can be turned off. Re: exercise…The Tandem pump has activity modes which allows the user to life the BG target for exercise and sleep. If the exercise activity is in use the pump system still delivers auto corrections and basal modulation, but aims for a higher target range. In sleep mode the pump gives no auto corrections but basal modulation still works. Medtronic has a similar system with its temp basal target. Thanks for the great review. As a HCP I love your videos and your “lived” experience is so valuable and the accuracy of your reviews is top notch. I recommend your reviews to my clients.

[@diabe_tech]

Thank you so much for your comment! I have the PDM and app but only use the app - you can only use one at a time. You were right - there was a setting for the bolus calculator. I changed it to work as low as 50mg/dl.

[@petat13]

@@diabe_tech oh, yay! I like being right 😃. It makes sense that you can only use one form of PDM. Thanks for answering. ❤️

[@pinkdot1890]

My daughters iPhone doesn't always get readings from her dexcom app but only her omnipod meter. She had decom to share with dad, me(mom), and her nurse from school. Is there something we r doing wrong?

[@BigRigSRT]

I work in an area where I can not have my phone or any electronic devices. I know there have been waivers for people with CGMs but I would be away from my phone or PDM for 4ish hours at a time. If I cannot get the pdm approved to enter with me would this still be viable?

[@Gypsy218]

Maybe you could have Meg on. I can't remember her KZbin name but I think she's been on your channel. She ran a marathon on omnipod 5 but had figured out exactly what she needed to eat and stayed stable. She did a podcast on it. It would be a great interview. I would just say this about the eating, it is frustrating to have to eat, but on the other hand the reason we go low while exercising is that muscles take in glucose without insulin through the mitochondria I believe. Technically, if you could exercise the right amount throughout the day you would have to take very little insulin. Peter Attia, who has a podcast also, is a physician who works with high performance athletes now also focusing on exercise/ health for longevity, talks about it scientifically if you want the details. So the point is, during endurance workouts/sports, your muscles put out that sugar to keep you going, keep you from going low. If you don't replenish the sugar during the workout your muscles will be left with nothing. It seems like she has figured this out. Thanks for all your hard work and getting us educated in a fun way. I'm getting ready to try the omnipod, my first pump so very interested in your experience. My only concern is having to change it so often and carry so much stuff with me when I travel.

[@diabe_tech]

Ok im going to reach out to her!! She is great.

[@지-z]

I had severe hypo just half hour ago my phone and pdm was downstairs I had low beeping noise I wondered where it was coming from 😂it was my omnipod on my tummy. The beeping is very low and I don’t think you can hear it properly specially in hypo 🥹situations. Thanks for sharing its been 3 week since I start my omnipod 5 and love it 😃💙

[@diabe_tech]

glad you like it :)

[@craigclark5845]

Justin are you gonna stick with OP5 or go back to Loop or Trio?

[@diabe_tech]

I dont know yet!

[@Bbawla20]

Can you maybe score the Omnipod 5 and the iLet by Beta Bionics? I use the iLet with a G7 but have heard many good things recently about the Omnipod 5 from my Type 1 friends and am strongly considering switching. Just curious to know your data after using both.

[@MalinEkstrand-yl1kw]

Can you post a video about how the Omnipod 5 system improves over time as it learns your blood sugar and insulin needs?

[@diabe_tech]

Yep yep! that's the plan.

[@melindahayward8316]

I have found omnipod 5 to not be agressive enough at keeping me in range overnight. It will let me run between 185 and 195 for hours. My settings are probably off somewhere but I am not techy enough to know what to adjust. Target is set to 110 the lowest it goes but it seems pretty non aggressive about tyring to get to 110. Overall it is better than a tubed pump for me.

[@diabe_tech]

Overall I've had a good experience, but recently, my second week having some overnight experiences like you said. More time will tell - more from me soon!

[@thosemeddlingify]

I have been on the omnipod 5 since it was released. You really need to evaluate it for a longer time period, ideally half a year. At the very least you need to get thru the first 4 pods before it even starts to "learn" your trends. The single greatest attribute to me, is the reduced mental burden. It does a much better job (with evidence based tweaks) at managing my basal rates than anything I've had before. Importantly, this includes reacting to my bolusing, good or bad. If I misjudge my carb count, it will reduce or increase my basal accordingly. For anyone struggling, get thru the learning phase before you come to any conclusions.

[@melindahayward8316]

@@thosemeddlingify i have been using it for 18 months. I think the pods have had plenty of time to "learn" me at this point.

[@joshgoldstein1622]

I believe you had mentioned you had tried AAPS in the past? I'm wondering what is your thoughts with AAPS vs Omnipod 5? I'm currently on AAPS, and live in Canada where Omnipod 5 is not approved yet, but, I'm wondering if it's worth switching over to once it becomes approved

[@Food-Fire-and-Featherboards]

Interested in this as well. Sounds like you were more impressed with the Omnipod 5, but curious for a more specific comment. We are on a loop as well, and in Canada as well. (It's not that it hasn't been approved here yet, Insulet has not submitted for approval yet in Canada...) Cheers!

[@MonicaRose-ck7jj]

How is the Omnipod in terms of wearability? Does it stay on well?

[@craigclark5845]

Stays on so well I’m very active and stays on.

[@MonicaRose-ck7jj]

@@craigclark5845 Thanks! That is great. Where have you worn it?

[@diabe_tech]

Stays on super well! 99% of the time dont have issues

[@madraknaak]

Is Omnipod 5 compatible with Libre 3?

[@raygiordano1045]

My omnipod5 doesn't seem compatible with its own controller, I think the system isn't very good.

[@kokayi16]

How far should they be from each other?

[@diabe_tech]

Ive been told to put the cgm and pod on the same side of my body, but have had luck moving them around and on opposite sides.

[@fox99clips]

Which watch do you use Justin?

[@diabe_tech]

I wear the Withings ScanWatch 2!

[@fox99clips]

@@diabe_tech and you can See the blood Sugar on this Watch?

[@cltimbes]

What is the display in the background that has white and wood frame?

[@diabe_tech]

its called Tidbyt - link is in my video description! :)

[@cltimbes]

@diabe_tech I looked at those, but neither of the ones on their site looks like yours. Is yours ver 1 or 2? Yours looks like a wood frame but has white border. Neither on their site looks like that. Thanks.

[@ForceFreeTrainergirl06]

Wondering why you would use the iPod app on limited release when most people are using android? It's not really a true experience of most of us, is it?

[@diabe_tech]

I used the iPhone app because it’s what is right for me. I’m not telling anyone what they should/shouldn’t use, just sharing my experience, and my thoughts.

[@marinakiell1069]

Is the app compatible with the Accessibility setting Smart Invert? Is that the same as what you said as Dark Mode?

[@diabe_tech]

it is - I checked

[@Redd513]

The duel alarms is the one thing I hate (yes HATE) about the Omnipod 5/Dexcom system. Its become a nightmare. When the Dexcom gets to the end of a cycle and starts giving false low alarms that are then echoed by the pod it becomes a cycle that takes forever to get to stop. It won't let you enter the correct glucose number and then stop. It takes multiple entries and sometimes hours to actually correct.

[@jsurtees160]

Hi Justin, great video!! Have you heard any info at all about the iPhone app release in UK and the rest of Europe?

[@dannywitz]

Nice work, great videos! Are you familiar with “Activity mode” seems like you might have missed that for your workout.

[@diabe_tech]

I am, I talked about it! thanks for watching :)

[@dannywitz]

@@diabe_tech hmm sorry but then maybe I misunderstood, why would you go to manual mode etc as you suggested in the video? (Similar or as compared to your open loop more customizable program you used to use). I thought activity mode accomplished all that was needed for a workout. I’ll review

[@kristingorman5172]

The iPhone app isn’t available yet for Omnipod 5…

[@Redd513]

Thats what I thought too. I was like am I missing something?

[@530mnorman]

@@Redd513 It's in a limited market release meaning only select few gets it. He's worked with Insulet on quite a few things, so I'm sure he got to be one of the few to try it out before the rest of us do.

[@OwenSleepyHeadBub]

He mentions he is using it as early release. He says video is sponsored by Omnipod so they are allowing his early access

[@user-nr5he3ic9o]

Apparently Insulets policy of not accepting anyone else into the Limited Market Release doesn’t apply to You Tubers. Geesh! If it’s safe enough for him then why can’t the rest of us who’ve been customers for 2 years use it?

[@diabe_tech]

its in limited market release for now - still some bugs to work out.

[@davidB997]

My wish is so simple …would take mins for software engineers to do….SHOW BG ON LOCK SCREEN

[@diabe_tech]

Check out the Sweet Dreams app ;)

[@worthybookjourney3231]

I think you are better at this than most because you are so smart technology wise. I have heard people say that the omnipod will backoff on background insulin when you try to lower the current blood sugar reading if you are running higher than you want. We had that sort of experience with medtronic 670g. It felt like it was fighting to run my son high. Looking forward to more updates.

[@diabe_tech]

thanks for sharing :) more soon!

[@bradgrant9236]

Been wearing omnipod 5 for over a year. Desperately waiting for the G7 pods and the iPhone app.

[@diabe_tech]

I’ve got some g7 pods but gotta use g6 with the iPhone app

[@NGUYENHUNG-yh2db]

talk talk talk and talk

[@debbiefelde7914]

Does Medicare cover Omni Pod 5

[@BokiXI]

Are the syringes still only 4mm?

[@DanaMack-z6h]

Are you able to silence the alerts like you can with the Dexcom G7 and Tandem’s T Slim pairing? I am very self conscious about beeping and buzzing around people in public settings. I think that is the only reason why I haven’t made the switch to the Omnipod.

[@diabe_tech]

I totally get that - I never needed to worry about omnipod beeping when on DASH + open source and the idea of it going off like that in a movie or play is horrifying - currently no silence, but im gonna add it to my list of "wants" thanks for bringing it up!

[@mikemcd879]

HEy Justin so in a month(sept 3) going to be on omnipod 5 with loop system... with samsung galaxy witth aaps i guess .....when i tried dash wow had no control so had to go back to medtronic 780g. I really hope it works.....have so many questions wish could talk to you personally haha been fallowing you for awhile....love your channels ....

[@diabe_tech]

thanks for watching Mike! I'll have to have a Q&A soon - you should sign up for my Patreon to get direct messaging with me.

[@UrlocalT1D]

Where to buy dexcom??plz answer

[@willandersen9172]

Is this compatible with sugarpixels?

[@Osamah82]

what about when sleeping at night?

[@Gypsy218]

She's at Meg, her podcast was 8 months ago, How I ran the NYC marathon

[@DougDoNascimento]

I would just love to see the implementation of widgets for this app. It would be so convenient and time saving to allow shortcuts for features such as switching from manual to auto mode and vise versa. Or to suspend insulin for a duration of time (setting temp basals), or to even just to have quicker access to bolusing/entering carbs would be super handy too.

[@diabe_tech]

I 100% agree! A widget would be so helpful here. There are lots of menus that could be much faster if done differently. Overall, very happy with the iPhone app, though.

[@legendarygaming5296]

Somthing you can when having a low on Omnipod 5 is eat a sugary snack then when you’re blood sugar gets to 3.9 with is the lowest sugar level that you can add insulin into your body so your pump isn’t guessing how many carbs you have just had

[@bradley590]

"I dont want to have to eat before a work out to balance things out". the problem with this is you could exercise and the exercise alone will bring your bg down without insulin. and since our pancreas doesnt regulate sugars with automatic glucagon release, we literally must compensate with glucose during extended or intense exercise activity. until there is a dual glucagon/insulin pump that is automated, I cannot see a scenario where Im not eating something before and during a long run.

[@MonicaRose-ck7jj]

Yes, I have this problem with tennis as well.

[@christopherdecker8171]

What helps me on very active days, more intense exercise days, I have a half a serving size of Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides. It's fairly quick for kicking in too, around 15 minutes. No spikes, and not like most Protein that takes 1-2 hours plus.

[@bradley590]

@@christopherdecker8171 and if you took this but didnt exercise, how much would it raise your bg?

[@mattdipadua3614]

I have been on Omnipod 5 for over a year I have tried everything with it all kinds of different settings I had it 50/50 Like they say it works the best the only way this has worked for me is I have to reset the controller every pod change so it runs off the Basel 🤷‍♂️ that’s just my little trick that works but that might just be me good luck

[@NikkiT-g3g]

Hi! Thank you for this idea! I’ve tried everything, even running in manual mode to get enough Basel insulin. My BGs run high on Omnipod. I want the 50/50 Basel/bolus ratio that has always worked for me. I will try this before I give up on Omnipod 5. Thank you!!

[@mattdipadua3614]

@@NikkiT-g3g I tried it all it’s the only way it’s strong enough you need Basel everyone always says wow the first 3 days on the 5 were the best it’s because it’s running how a pump Should then it starts getting to weak it goes from .30 to .25 micro does to .05 to.10 not strong enough that’s just my 2 cents

[@NikkiT-g3g]

@@mattdipadua3614 I agree! My first three days were the best then I’ve run higher, especially at night than I did on the tslim. I stay in range more when I run the O5 in manual mode but then I deal with more lows. If O5 could just give me a little more Basel it could be great. When you reset, do you have to redo everything like your name, sensor info etc. or just Basel/bolus information?

[@mattdipadua3614]

@@NikkiT-g3g yes reset the whole controller takes about a minute but what is nice to is if you know it’s going to be more of a busy 3 days maybe more food you can. Add more Basel or if vs Versa do less again it works for me