Users Manual
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5 Activating and Changing Your Pod
Begin insulin delivery
Begin insulin delivery (screen step ):
Warning: If you are applying a Pod in a place that does not have a lot of fatty
tissue, squeeze the skin around the Pod throughout the next step. Blockages
may result if you do not use this technique for lean areas.
1. If you applied the Pod to a lean area, squeeze the skin
around the Pod.
2. Tap START to insert the cannula.
Conrm Pod is securely attached
1. Conrm that the Pod is securely attached to your
body, then tap YES.
2. If you are squeezing your skin, stop squeezing when
the Omnipod 5 app asks if the cannula is properly inserted.
5.5. Checking Your Infusion Site
Following insertion of the cannula, check the Pod and
infusion site:
1. Look through the viewing window on the edge of
the Pod to verify that the cannula is inserted into
the skin. e cannula is tinted light blue.
2. Verify that there is a pink color on top of Pod.
is is an additional check that the cannula was
inserted.
3. Verify that there is no wetness or scent of insulin
at the infusion site. e presence of either may
indicate that the cannula has dislodged.
Warning: Check the infusion site aer insertion to ensure that the cannula
was properly inserted. If the cannula is not properly inserted, hyperglycemia
may result.
4. If the cannula is not properly inserted, tap NO. en tap DEACTIVATE POD.
Restart the process with a new Pod.
5. If the cannula is properly inserted, tap YES.
Check
here
for pink
color
Check here
for light blue
cannula
Starting
Your
OmniPod 5
Effective Date: 22DEC2020, PCO-000267