User's Manual

Living with Diabetes
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9
■ Prepare for Emergencies
■ Water and Your OmniPod
The OmniPod is watertight to a depth of 8 feet for up to 30
minutes (IPX8). After the Pod gets wet, rinse it off with clean
water and dry it with a towel.
Keep an emergency kit with you at all times to
quickly respond to any diabetes emergency. The kit
should include:
• Several new, sealed OmniPods
• Extra new PDM batteries (at least two AAA alka-
line)
• A vial of rapid-acting U-100 insulin
• Syringes for injecting insulin
• Instructions from your healthcare provider about
how much insulin to inject if delivery from the
OmniPod is interrupted
• Blood glucose test strips
• Ketone test strips
• Lancing device and lancets
• Glucose tablets or another fast-acting source of
carbohydrate
• Alcohol prep swabs
• A copy of the letter from your healthcare pro-
vider for airline security (see “Minimize airport
security delays” later in this chapter)
• Phone numbers for your healthcare provider
and/or doctor in case of an emergency
• Glucagon kit and written instructions for giving
an injection if you are unconscious (see ”Avoid
Lows, Highs, and DKA” later in this chapter)
Ask your healthcare provider to help you develop
plans for handling emergency situations, including
what to do if you cannot reach your healthcare
provider.
Do NOT expose your OmniPod to water at depths
greater than 8 feet or for longer than 30 minutes.
Check the infusion site often to make sure the Pod
and soft cannula are securely applied and in place. If
the cannula is not properly inserted, hyperglycemia
may result.
The Personal Diabetes Manager (PDM) is not water-
proof. Do NOT place it in or near water.