OmniPod PODDER Resource Manual page 13

ACTIVATE A NEW POD
+ Assemble the following supplies:
– Vial of insulin at room temperature (U-100,
rapid-acting), See User Guide for insulins
tested and found to be safe for use with the
Omnipod Insulin Management System
®
– One sealed Pod
– PDM
– Alcohol prep swab
+ Wash your hands.
1. Fill the Pod
+
1.1 Remove the Pod from its
sterile packaging.
+
Use the alcohol prep swab to
clean the top of the insulin vial.
+
Assemble the fill syringe
by twisting the needle onto
the syringe.
WARNING:
+ NEVER inject air into the fill port. Doing so may result in unintended or interrupted insulin delivery
+ NEVER use a Pod if you hear a crackling noise or feel resistance when you depress the plunger.
These conditions can result in interrupted insulin delivery
CAUTION:
Do not use any other type of needle or filling device besides the fill syringe provided with each Pod.
OMNIPOD
+
1.2 Remove the protective cap.
INSTRUCTIONS | Activate a new Pod
®
+
1.3 Draw air into the fill syringe
equal to the amount of insulin
indicated in your Diabetes
Management Plan.
+
Depress air into the vial
of insulin.
+
Turn the vial and syringe
upside down.
+
Withdraw insulin from the vial
and fill the syringe with the
amount of insulin indicated in
your Diabetes Management
Plan; fill at least to the MIN
line.
+
Remove any air bubbles from
the syringe.
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