Diabetes Tech

When Omnipod 5 Keeps You Higher Than You’d Like

When Omnipod 5 Keeps You Higher Than You’d Like

Does Omnipod 5 sometimes feel far too relaxed about a stubborn high? Before blaming the algorithm, here are the safe checks that help separate cautious automation from missed boluses, lost...

When Omnipod 5 Keeps You Higher Than You’d Like

Does Omnipod 5 sometimes feel far too relaxed about a stubborn high? Before blaming the algorithm, here are the safe checks that help separate cautious automation from missed boluses, lost...

Where Can I Wear Omnipod 5 and My CGM Together?

Where Can I Wear Omnipod 5 and My CGM Together?

Omnipod 5 and your CGM need more than two spare bits of skin—they need “line of sight”. Here is how I plan same-side placement, correct spacing, comfort and rotation together.

Where Can I Wear Omnipod 5 and My CGM Together?

Omnipod 5 and your CGM need more than two spare bits of skin—they need “line of sight”. Here is how I plan same-side placement, correct spacing, comfort and rotation together.

What I Wish I’d Known Before Starting Omnipod 5

What I Wish I’d Known Before Starting Omnipod 5

Omnipod 5 can be brilliant, but there are a few things I wish had been made louder at the start: meal boluses still matter, placement affects connection and one Pod...

What I Wish I’d Known Before Starting Omnipod 5

Omnipod 5 can be brilliant, but there are a few things I wish had been made louder at the start: meal boluses still matter, placement affects connection and one Pod...

Omnipod 5 Automated Mode: What It Can—and Cannot—Do for You

Omnipod 5 Automated Mode: What It Can—and Canno...

Omnipod 5 adjusts insulin every five minutes—but “automated” does not mean it can see your dinner coming! Here is what Automated Mode genuinely handles, what it cannot know and why...

Omnipod 5 Automated Mode: What It Can—and Canno...

Omnipod 5 adjusts insulin every five minutes—but “automated” does not mean it can see your dinner coming! Here is what Automated Mode genuinely handles, what it cannot know and why...

How I Help My Dexcom Stay On for the Full Sensor Session

How I Help My Dexcom Stay On for the Full Senso...

Heat, showers, workouts and doorframes—our sensors go through a lot! I’ve shared the simple preparation and aftercare habits that help my Dexcom stay put for the full session. What is...

How I Help My Dexcom Stay On for the Full Senso...

Heat, showers, workouts and doorframes—our sensors go through a lot! I’ve shared the simple preparation and aftercare habits that help my Dexcom stay put for the full session. What is...

Compression Low or Real Hypo? How I Tell the Difference

Compression Low or Real Hypo? How I Tell the Di...

CGM says LOW, but you feel fine—and the graph recovers as soon as you roll over. Was it a compression low or a real hypo? Here are the clues I...

Compression Low or Real Hypo? How I Tell the Di...

CGM says LOW, but you feel fine—and the graph recovers as soon as you roll over. Was it a compression low or a real hypo? Here are the clues I...