User's Manual

Using the OmniPod
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11. Place the protective cap back on the needle and remove the
needle from the syringe.
12. Place the capped needle in a sharps container. Dispose of
used needles according to local waste disposal regulations.
13. After you fill the OmniPod, the Pod will beep twice. After you
hear the beeps, press Next (Figure 5-11).
The Pod will only beep if you have filled it with at least 85 units
of insulin.
If you have filled the Pod with more than 85 units and still do
not hear the 2 beeps, call Customer Support, 800-591-3455
(from outside the United States, 781-457-5098).
14. The System performs a series of safety checks and automati-
cally primes the Pod (Figure 5-12). Once complete, the PDM
beeps, letting you know that the priming and safety checks
were successful.
NEVER inject insulin (or anything else) into the fill
port while the Pod is on your body. Doing so may
result in unintended or interrupted insulin delivery.
The fill syringe is intended for single use only and
should be used only with the OmniPod System.
After filling the Pod with insulin, you should complete
the Pod-change process within 60 minutes. As a
reminder that the Pod has been filled, it will beep
every 5 minutes to indicate that time is passing. If you
do not set up the Pod within 60 minutes, you must
deactivate and discard it.
Once a Pod is activated and communicates with the
PDM, it can only receive commands from that PDM,
not from any other.
Figure 5-11 Figure 5-12