Aug 06
A while back I wrote about how the OmniPod calculates IOB in a different way than my old pump. The OmniPod does not take into account meal boluses for IOB — only corrections. I gave a small correction bolus today forgetting a large meal bolus I took earlier in the day and ended up stacking my insulin until coming crashing down. Going back through the history of the pump, it is evident that I should not have taken that bolus. Really wishing I could modify the software on this pump occasionally.
It’s really great — until you get hung up on a small difference in the way they do something that does not jive.
See:
http://gooddiabetic.blogspot.com/2010/08/omnipod-or-how-much-can-we-mess-up-iob.html
for another diabetic’s opinion on this.
The way the OmniPod handles IOB really makes me never do a correction bolus until my BG is over 180. It’s just not worth going low over it.