# Pump **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-tips-tech-gear/insulin-pumps/64.md?page=5 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 6 --- ## [How to silence a pod alarm](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-silence-a-pod-alarm/1742)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2021, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-silence-a-pod-alarm/1742 "2021-08-29T17:18:24Z")
This is possibly a bit of old news for pod users, but just in case you don’t know, you can silence the pod alarm without your PDM. Usually if you have a pod alarm for things like occlusion or expired pod, you just use y… --- ## [Wear os](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/wear-os/11680)
**Author:** [@CAZ1958](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CAZ1958)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2021, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/wear-os/11680 "2021-08-11T00:26:51Z")
I can’t get wear os app to load. I have used it many times before, successfully. Is there another app that can be used to run xdrip and connect to smartwatch. Is anyone else having trouble with loading the wear os app? T… --- ## [Congrats and Welcome to the Omnipod Family!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/congrats-and-welcome-to-the-omnipod-family/11677)
**Author:** [@Necroplasm](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Necroplasm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2021, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/congrats-and-welcome-to-the-omnipod-family/11677 "2021-08-04T21:11:20Z")
I just received my confirmation email that my omnipod dash system has officially been shipped!!! Eeeeeee so exciting! I should be receiving my PDM and pods within 2-3 business days. I am just wondering how everyone here… --- ## [Something to be positive about!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/something-to-be-positive-about/11619)
**Author:** [@Necroplasm](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Necroplasm)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/something-to-be-positive-about/11619 "2021-07-30T16:41:35Z")
So I had my first follow-up with my Endo yesterday and I feel the appointment went pretty well. He mentioned that my numbers were in a very good range, but due to occasional lows still happening in the morning… he’s unde… --- ## [Any way to detect Omnipod needle not retracting?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/any-way-to-detect-omnipod-needle-not-retracting/11601)
**Author:** [@EdD](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/EdD)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2021, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/any-way-to-detect-omnipod-needle-not-retracting/11601 "2021-07-19T12:11:13Z")
Just removed onmipod (pod) from my daughter and found the needle not retracted. I imagine is was significantly more painful than the normal pump cannula. Anyone else have this problem recently? Is there any way to know… --- ## [Medtronic 780G - first 4 weeks](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/medtronic-780g-first-4-weeks/10679)
**Author:** [@Paul](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Paul)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2021, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/medtronic-780g-first-4-weeks/10679 "2021-05-22T17:10:56Z")
I can’t find any other people’s experience of using the 780G & thought this might be of interest. I live in Switzerland & was fortunate to be an early user of the 780G. I’ve now being using it for 4 weeks & am generally… --- ## [I guess we've been lucky all these years?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-guess-weve-been-lucky-all-these-years/11364)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2021, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-guess-weve-been-lucky-all-these-years/11364 "2021-05-20T18:32:58Z")
We’ve been podding for a long time now and I don’t recall ever getting this occlusion error before. It was mid-bolus for a meal. At least now I know what the error looks like. :laughing: --- ## [Omnipod causing skin irritation](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-causing-skin-irritation/11097)
**Author:** [@NJman](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/NJman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2021, 1:20pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-causing-skin-irritation/11097 "2021-03-19T13:20:06Z")
My wife uses the omnipod and is getting severe irritation after using it due to the adhesive that Omnipod began using a few months ago. Before then, she didn’t have this irritation and she has been using Omnipod for year… --- ## [Volume of insulin left in pods as calculated by Loop?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/volume-of-insulin-left-in-pods-as-calculated-by-loop/11035)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/volume-of-insulin-left-in-pods-as-calculated-by-loop/11035 "2021-03-11T00:35:10Z")
I have a word problem for everyone: 3 days ago I absolutely, 100% put 80 units in my son’s Omnipod. It is now 68 hours later. This morning he has used 2.1 units so far, yesterday he used 16.4 units, the day before he u… --- ## [Omnipod frustrations](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-frustrations/10931)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-frustrations/10931 "2021-02-20T13:29:56Z")
So, after we washed Samson’s old Medtronic pump, we switched to Omnipod and Loop. We’re having a lot of frustrations with it. First is that the plastic cannula insertion seems more painful for Samson. He insists on us d… --- ## [Insulin Resistance on Omnipod](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insulin-resistance-on-omnipod/10874)
**Author:** [@ckimball123](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ckimball123)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insulin-resistance-on-omnipod/10874 "2021-02-11T23:32:18Z")
I switched over to Omnipod about a week ago. Using Novolog in the pod, I seem to be more insulin resistant (using ~27% more insulin while still hanging up higher than I like). I find that I’ll bolus for food, wait 15-2… --- ## [T:slim - taking the plunge](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/t-slim-taking-the-plunge/10860)
**Author:** [@Jen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jen)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2021, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/t-slim-taking-the-plunge/10860 "2021-02-06T03:35:13Z")
I’m planning to ask my doctor to fill out the forms at my appointment in about a month. Anything you wish you had known before starting? No app in Canada, but we do have Control-IQ. And I have an iPhone and likely gett… --- ## [Medtronic 670G and CGM - Looking for pump pointers](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/medtronic-670g-and-cgm-looking-for-pump-pointers/10858)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2021, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/medtronic-670g-and-cgm-looking-for-pump-pointers/10858 "2021-02-04T18:28:32Z")
Welcome @Shoshana, what type of pump are you currently using, and do you also use a CGM? Lots of pump users around here. --- ## [Omnipod at 0?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-at-0/10753)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-at-0/10753 "2021-01-11T16:38:55Z")
How low can you go on insulin in the Omnipod before it stops delivering insulin? IT currently says Samson has 0.65 units left. We’re changing it out right now but I was’t sure if the 0.65 is actually usable or not? I kno… --- ## [Soon to be 1st time Pump/CGM User](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/soon-to-be-1st-time-pump-cgm-user/10725)
**Author:** [@Juniormints](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Juniormints)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2021, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/soon-to-be-1st-time-pump-cgm-user/10725 "2021-01-08T20:13:39Z")
I am having some serious fears about going on the 770g and Guardian cgm. I have been a multiple shot and finger poker for just shy of 20 years. I am also a mother to a 19 month old. I feel silly for all the fears and anx… --- ## [Changing Batteries in PDM caused POD error?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/changing-batteries-in-pdm-caused-pod-error/4035)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/changing-batteries-in-pdm-caused-pod-error/4035 "2020-12-29T16:54:28Z")
Anyone ever had that issue? It’s a first for me…the PDM said batteries need changed, but when I changed the batteries suddenly I received a POD error ringing and the PDM basically reset…asking me for date/time configura… --- ## [Non-US closed loop pump](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/non-us-closed-loop-pump/10641)
**Author:** [@MM2](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MM2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2020, 12:34am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/non-us-closed-loop-pump/10641 "2020-12-16T00:34:53Z")
Found this interesting. “Everybody at Roche Diabetes Care is excited about the new partnership with Diabeloop. The technology of Diabeloop, based on a self-learning algorithm, is unique." --- ## [MiniMed 770G available in Canada in 2021](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/minimed-770g-available-in-canada-in-2021/10638)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/minimed-770g-available-in-canada-in-2021/10638 "2020-12-15T15:29:44Z")
--- ## [Omnipod FREE trial for Dexcom users](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-free-trial-for-dexcom-users/10412)
**Author:** [@elver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/elver)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2020, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-free-trial-for-dexcom-users/10412 "2020-10-31T15:32:35Z")
Did any else get the Omnipod 30 say trial offer from Dexcom? "If you have been looking for ways to simplify your insulin delivery method, consider using the Omnipod DASH System! Working alongside† Dexcom G6, Omnipod ca… --- ## [Tandem Control-IQ, approved](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-control-iq-approved/8879)
**Author:** [@Thomas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Thomas)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2020, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-control-iq-approved/8879 "2020-09-30T22:40:26Z")
The news release from the FDA https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-authorizes-first-interoperable-automated-insulin-dosing-controller-designed-allow-more-choices --- ## [Xdrip with T:Connect app?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-with-t-connect-app/10294)
**Author:** [@elver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/elver)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2020, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-with-t-connect-app/10294 "2020-09-27T23:20:53Z")
Does anyone use the T:Connect concurrently with XDrip on the same phone? Given the transmitter BT signal from sensor \> pump/XDrip and pump \> phone/T:Connect app are different it seems possible, but is there any actual v… --- ## [Survey from Tandem](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/survey-from-tandem/10282)
**Author:** [@jim26](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/jim26)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/survey-from-tandem/10282 "2020-09-24T02:14:00Z")
I received a survey from Tandem yesterday. A question they asked that I found interesting was ‘Would you like the ability to switch back and forth between Control IQ and Basil IQ?’ They then gave you space to explain w… --- ## [In defense of a large number of basal rates](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/in-defense-of-a-large-number-of-basal-rates/10221)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2020, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/in-defense-of-a-large-number-of-basal-rates/10221 "2020-09-21T16:51:34Z")
I have heard the argument that you should only have one single 24 hour basal rate on your pump. People like Stephen Ponder, the sugar surfing author, have said that. :roll\_eyes: Sorry Stephen, won’t even waste time with … --- ## [Eric special](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/eric-special/10200)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/eric-special/10200 "2020-09-02T16:28:34Z")
Had changed the POD about 1930 then he had dinner and went up but wasn’t coming back down… Flatlined in the low to mid 300s. So i pulled an @Eric special. :laughing: --- ## [Reinserting Medtronic Sure-T?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/reinserting-medtronic-sure-t/10169)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/reinserting-medtronic-sure-t/10169 "2020-08-25T14:32:27Z")
We are out of town visiting my parents and we decided to stay a few days extra because there are wildfires on both routes back into the Bay Area. He pulled out one site early, and did it again. Now I realize we have no n… --- ## [Tandem ControlIQ and Correction Boluses](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-controliq-and-correction-boluses/9929)
**Author:** [@jim26](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/jim26)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-controliq-and-correction-boluses/9929 "2020-06-30T23:06:45Z")
I’ve been on CIQ for about 1 month. The best thing about it is the overnight stable blood sugars. If that was the only benefit, well worth it for me. But there is one thing that really frustrates me and I don’t quite … --- ## [Pod Pals](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pod-pals/9897)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pod-pals/9897 "2020-06-24T01:01:09Z")
Just received this in the mail today (letter with 3 PodPal adhesive Overlays). We don’t have adhesion issues with Liam’s POD but this might be another option for those of you who do use PODs and who have issues with the… --- ## [Electromyography test making omnipod fail?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/electromyography-test-making-omnipod-fail/9846)
**Author:** [@clo](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/clo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/electromyography-test-making-omnipod-fail/9846 "2020-06-10T22:27:55Z")
This is kind of random and happened about 5 months ago but it just popped into my mind again and am curious if anyone else has experienced this. I had an electromyography test done to check my right hand/arm for carpel … --- ## [New Omnipod User - Question](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-omnipod-user-question/9829)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-omnipod-user-question/9829 "2020-06-04T21:34:57Z")
@egreen76 question: “However, I’m trying to figure stuff out on the PDM…like can you do a correction bolus without eating?? I’m having trouble figuring out how to do that. It won’t allow me to bolus more than 30u max” I… --- ## [OmniPod Dash](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-dash/5988)
**Author:** [@alva000](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/alva000)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-dash/5988 "2020-05-30T17:40:25Z")
Anyone in this forum lucky enough to be chosen to try out the new OmniPod Dash system? If so, what are your thoughts? [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-tips-tech-gear/insulin-pumps/64.md?page=4) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-tips-tech-gear/insulin-pumps/64.md?page=6)