Understanding Lights and Sounds
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It is important to make sure Omnipod GO is working as expected by checking your pod and glucose throughout the day.

If you hear beeps while wearing the pod, always check the light on your pod to confirm the pod's status.

The pod's beep patterns and lights are explained throughout this video.

During pod setup, you will see the amber blinking light indicating that you need to apply the pod to your skin.

During the time you are wearing a pod, the pod will show a blinking green light to inform you that the pod is working correctly.

The green blinking light will continue for 72 hours or three days.

When the pod has expired at 72 hours, the pod will beep in a sequence of five beeps,

and show a blinking red light.

You will hear the sequence of beeps five times. (pod beeping) (pod beeping)

When you hear this, your pod has stopped delivering insulin.

Remove your pod, then replace it with a new pod immediately to continue receiving insulin.

If you do not replace the pod immediately, high glucose can occur.

In the case you missed the alarm, your pod will continue to blink red for 12 hours after expiration to remind you insulin delivery has stopped and you need to replace your pod.

It is normal for the pod to continue to blink red even if you have removed the pod at the expected time.

Your pod may alarm before the 72 hour expiration alert if there's something wrong with your pod.

This is called a hazard alarm. A hazard alarm will beep in a sequence of five beeps and show a solid red light.

The pattern of beeps will sound five times. (pod beeping) (pod beeping)

The hazard alarm beep pattern will repeat once after 15 minutes.

When your pod has stopped delivering insulin, remove your pod and replace it with a new pod immediately to continue receiving insulin.

Do not wait to start using a new pod as that could result in high glucose.

It is important to check your blood glucose after a hazard alarm occurs.

The red light remains solid for four hours to remind you to remove your pod if you have not already done so.

After four hours, there will be no red solid light.

If you miss the alarm and see no light on your pod, you must remove your pod and replace it with a new pod.

To summarize the lights, let's think of a traffic light. Green means go. You are good to continue wearing the pod since the green light indicates it is working properly and delivering insulin.

You must confirm that the thin tube is still inserted properly into your skin to ensure that you are getting the insulin.

The green blinking light continues as you wear the pod for 72 hours or three days.

Yellow or amber means caution.

In the setup of the pod, the amber light indicates that you will have three minutes to apply the pod.

If the red light is blinking, the pod has stopped as expected at 72 hours.

The red blinking light will continue to blink for 12 hours beyond the 72 hour expiration. The pod does not give insulin during this time.

You should replace the pod immediately to prevent high glucose.

Red means stop since the pod has stopped delivering insulin and you must change your pod.

If the red light is solid, it indicates that something is wrong and the pod has stopped delivering insulin sooner than expected.

Replace the pod immediately to prevent high glucose.

The red solid light will remain on for four hours.

If you do not see any red light, you must remove your pod and replace it with a new pod.