Omnipod 5 Tutorial: How to Apply Your First Pod

How to apply & start Omnipod 5 insulin pump, set up the Omnipod controller app, inserting the first pod, and get started with this AID system within several minutes. Watch this short Omnipod 5 set up tutorial.

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Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional and my videos are not medical advice. What works for me might not work for others. Please consult your medical professional regarding your diabetes treatment. Note that the content of this video was not discussed with or approved by Insulet. I just use and love their products and share my personal experience.

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[dougeverett]

Thank you your videos. I just started the omnipod system and your video was more helpful than the stuff from omnipod

[lbdjthethird]

Type One for over 30 years. Still doing injections because it has always been how I have done it. Going to go see the doctor tomorrow about getting a pump and am terrified. Not sure why I am crying but it sort of feels like I'll be losing a part of who I am by switching. HOWEVER, here is what I know will happen. One week after I get going, I'll curse myself for taking so damn long doing it.

Thanks for making it a bit less scary.

[ron]

I''ve been using the Omnipod Tables for 5 years and absolutely LOVE IT. So very much better then a tubed pump.

[jannadeau]

To avoid bubbles in your insulin vial, keep the vial upright and inject the syringe full of air into the vial. Because of gravity, the insulin automatically remains at the bottom of the vial and no bubbles are created. Then tilt the vial upside down to draw out insulin.

[dazgg]

I use the Omnipod 3 in Australia. many years we will get this hopefully. Omnipod is really helpful

[jeanvignes]

Thank you very much for the clear, easy-to-understand, and honest information. Of course we all experience glitches when managing our diabetes. Stuff happens! I don't have a pump yet and am trying out the Omnipod, by which I mean that my diabetes educator gave me two trial pods filled with saline in order to give me a sense of the physical aspects of wearing one: weight, bumping into it, sleeping with it, keeping my dogs off of it, etc. I've been wearing my DEXCOM CGM for several years and frankly the Omnipod doesn't feel any different to me, yet. I guess I won't really know until I have the cannula inserted and it's pumping round the clock. Does it make a noise? Will alarms beep in an annoying way or will it allow me to sleep undisturbed as long as my readings and pumping are going smoothly? So much to learn.

[niftyoptionslivetradingand]

I love your presentation skills ❤❤ just too good 👍🏻😊 🙏 thanks for your support 🙏

[SophiaTheSophist]

helping my dad set up his omnipod today! your video is so helpful thank you!!

[OliviaKMarshall]

I am so Impressed with your video! I have subscribed to your channel and will be looking forward to future videos from you. You did a wonderful and thorough job of explaining the setup - thank you for that! Very clear articulation, descriptions.... and you have a great personality! Wishing you the bet of health! - Kelly, T1D since 1978, Omnipod Classic User upgrading to the Omnipod 5 today :)

[thesortaustralia]

Please can you give us your insights on cannula length / thickness of omnipod vs other infusion sets used in tslim/ ypsopump? Would be very helpful for those of us who are deciding on a pump but have concerns about cannula size because of being on the very skinny end.thanks.

[graphene]

better than the podder central training. Thank you!

[mooltz]

Ohhh man, thank you for the video and your observations + tips!! My partner has T1, but also has pretty severe needlephobia. So when he finally got the dexcom 6... First 3 months were traumatizing to both of us tbh. He cannot place it himself, and if he was forced to, he would just go back to finger pricking. He's built up enough scar tissue so that the pen isn't a huge issue, but man, there is no goddamn way that countdown to the cannula insertion and beeping would go over well. Plus, he's an arm only type of guy. Could never use the abdomen, lower back, buttocks, or even the thigh because of the physical activity he does + the needlephobia. The arm works well because he can't watch me place it, and it's out of the way of clothing etc. This was super helpful, because as his partner I've been thinking lately after about 9 months of dexcom usage, an automated insulin system would be awesome. But with not only those caveats mentioned, the fact it only lasts for 3 days? Woof. Every 10 days is already too much poking in skin that hasn't been totally desensitized. Oh well, I'm just so thankful for the benefits of the dexcom outweighing the cons, moreso than the omnipod. He no longer wakes up in the middle of the night in a complete stupor because of low glucose, and we both feel better about him driving after a few too many close calls. This is all Definitely TMI, but whatever. Some things are worth the hassle and fear, some things are not, and are totally manageable with the 'old ways'. If its not broke, don't fix it, y'know? Thank you again for the honest review!

[nickrobinson]

Thanks for the video. I'm going to start using the omnipod 5 soon with my dexcom g6. Hopefully this will help me control my type 1 diabetes.

[watkinscopicat]

wow i didn’t think it would be that complicated 😮

[clairesteinke]

Thanks for this. I had been considering trying these but I won’t now that I’ve seen your video. The thing I hate doing with my pump is filling the reservoir. I only use about 30 units a day so I would have to do the thing I hate far more often. I had thought that the pods would just end when you run out of insulin not after 3 days. I was also told they run through an app on your phone not a whole new device. Definitely not suited to me. I always learn something from your videos. Thanks!

[dr.fatemaomran]

Excellent and very focused thank you for your great teaching

[firelavalad]

I have an omnipod dash, but im going on the omnipod 5 closed loop system in 9 days. Wish me luck 🤞

[maryhendi]

I admire your honesty and bravery to do this vid, would you tell if omnipod5 is compatible with libre 3 sensor? 🙏

[anthonygrodecki]

So I found out that pod now works with freestyle sensor.