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Has anyone seen a doc use Humulin R U-500 in an Omnipod 5?
I know Omnipod is usually for U-100 rapid insulin and U-500 would be off-label and high risk because it’s 5x concentrated and works differently. I did find a positive case report, but not much data as omnipod doesn’t recommend it.

Just wondering if anyone has seen this done and how the dosing/settings were handled safely before I talk to the doc. They did write a backup script of novolog, but this patient is needing to replace her pods every 1.5 days, but insurance will not cover more then a 1 every 3 days so also wanted to see if this would be a viable option

Edit: clarified that it’s an omnipod 5