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■ 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.
■ Traveling and Vacationing
Plan for changing time zones
If you’re planning a vacation or business trip to a different time
zone, you may need to adjust your basal rate programs. For
changes of just a few hours, basal rate adjustments are minor
and easy to calculate. For long-distance travel, however, figuring
out the correct program can be more challenging. Your health-
care provider can help with these adjustments.
Take enough supplies
Keeping your emergency kit with you during trips or vacations
is especially important (see “Prepare for Emergencies” earlier in
this chapter). It may be difficult or impossible to get insulin or
supplies in an unfamiliar place. If traveling by air, be sure to pack
your supplies in your carry-on luggage. When packing for travel,
take more supplies than you think you’ll need. Be sure to include:
• Diabetes emergency kit packed in your carry-on luggage
• Enough OmniPods for your trip, plus a backup supply
• Extra new PDM batteries
• Insulin syringes or pens in case you need injections
• Several vials of insulin or insulin cartridges if you use a pen
• Glucagon kit (Make sure any person you are traveling with
knows how to give the injection.)
• Alcohol prep swabs
• Written prescriptions for all medications and supplies
(Generic medications may be easier to find than brand
names outside the US.)
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.
When you travel outside the country or for long
periods of time, be sure to take extra OmniPod sup-
plies. Call 800-591-3455 (from outside the United
States, 781-457-5098) to order additional supplies
for your trip.
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