# Pump **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-tips-tech-gear/insulin-pumps/64.md?page=9 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 10 --- ## [Having 2 active pods with only 1 PDM](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/having-2-active-pods-with-only-1-pdm/4225)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/having-2-active-pods-with-only-1-pdm/4225 "2018-06-15T00:27:05Z")
I wanted to post how to do this, but first I wanted to describe some possible scenarios why someone might actually want to do this. I would not consider this a standard daily treatment idea. If you do this all the time,… --- ## [Omnipod: auto-calc by PDM or manual bolus calculations?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-auto-calc-by-pdm-or-manual-bolus-calculations/3088)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-auto-calc-by-pdm-or-manual-bolus-calculations/3088 "2018-06-13T12:38:17Z")
Do you mean you don’t enter a BG value, you only enter carbs? Or you don’t use the calcs at all? I don’t have calcs turned on normally. I just did it to answer Beacher’s question. --- ## [Pump fill amount when traveling](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pump-fill-amount-when-traveling/4163)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2018, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pump-fill-amount-when-traveling/4163 "2018-06-07T16:01:00Z")
I wanted to post this as a bit of a thought-piece for people. On my pump, it lasts for 3 days. Usually I fill it with just enough for a 3 day average supply, plus a little extra because my TDD’s vary a good bit from day… --- ## [Interesting Article re: Patient Adjustments with Closed-Loop Systems](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interesting-article-re-patient-adjustments-with-closed-loop-systems/4142)
**Author:** [@DeeM](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/DeeM)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2018, 2:49am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interesting-article-re-patient-adjustments-with-closed-loop-systems/4142 "2018-06-07T02:49:33Z")
Don’t know if this has already been posted but found it to be an interesting article regarding user attitudes and expectations of closed-loop systems. I liked that an interviewee for the article recognized ‘we need to b… --- ## [2017 pump choices: why did you pick yours?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/2017-pump-choices-why-did-you-pick-yours/1614)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2018, 12:39am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/2017-pump-choices-why-did-you-pick-yours/1614 "2018-05-21T00:39:59Z")
@SLEE’s post on switching from Medtronic to Tandem reminded me what a hard choice it was for us to pick a pump, and how difficult it was to (a) understand the pros and cons and (b) figure out what was most important to u… --- ## [5 PODs from the same box receive errors](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/5-pods-from-the-same-box-receive-errors/4001)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2018, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/5-pods-from-the-same-box-receive-errors/4001 "2018-05-07T13:44:48Z")
Has anyone ever found an entire box to malfunction? 7 days now, we’ve gone through 5 PODS…today is the 6th. They are receiving errors 1 to 2 days early forcing us to change them out. We’ve decided we’re not going ot u… --- ## [Tandem Customer Service](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-customer-service/3996)
**Author:** [@elver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/elver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2018, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-customer-service/3996 "2018-05-06T00:25:44Z")
Special shout out to Tandem Diabetes for replacing my defective pump in under 14 hours! UNBELIEVABLE SERVICE! Granted I live on the same coast and they are only 445 miles away, but still… It’s a weekend! Way to go Tand… --- ## [670g Predictive Alerts in Auto mode?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/670g-predictive-alerts-in-auto-mode/3983)
**Author:** [@T1Dmom](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Dmom)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2018, 2:02am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/670g-predictive-alerts-in-auto-mode/3983 "2018-05-03T02:02:04Z")
Does the 670G have predictive alerts in auto mode? --- ## [Going to Omni Pods Monday from MDI since diagnosis](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/going-to-omni-pods-monday-from-mdi-since-diagnosis/3911)
**Author:** [@John\_T1D](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/John_T1D)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2018, 3:23am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/going-to-omni-pods-monday-from-mdi-since-diagnosis/3911 "2018-04-21T03:23:00Z")
On Monday, April 23rd I will be going to Joslins for my pump/Pod training because after a little over 2 years since my T1D diagnosis I’m having major issues with spikes and ridiculous morning highs that continues through… --- ## [Tandem Infusion Sets](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-infusion-sets/3903)
**Author:** [@elver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/elver)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-infusion-sets/3903 "2018-04-16T16:47:43Z")
Please forgive me if this has been asked and answered previously, but I was not able to find the info using the search tool. Does anyone using a Tandem pump know the difference between an “Autosoft 90” and “Autosoft XC”… --- ## [Bigfoot Biomedical: for real or dying on the vine?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bigfoot-biomedical-for-real-or-dying-on-the-vine/1711)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2018, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bigfoot-biomedical-for-real-or-dying-on-the-vine/1711 "2018-04-08T16:20:55Z")
I have been following the progress of Bigfoot Biomedical with interest: the founder, Jeffrey Brewer, is trying to do the right thing (closed loop controlled by a smartphone), and he did it as a T1, but mostly as the pare… --- ## [The Great Insulin+Glucagon Dual Pump Experiment](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-great-insulin-glucagon-dual-pump-experiment/2273)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2018, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-great-insulin-glucagon-dual-pump-experiment/2273 "2018-04-10T14:28:15Z")
--- ## [Bent cannula problem on a tethered pump](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bent-cannula-problem-on-a-tethered-pump/3646)
**Author:** [@sanfran](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/sanfran)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bent-cannula-problem-on-a-tethered-pump/3646 "2018-03-23T18:53:42Z")
--- ## [Pod failures](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pod-failures/2501)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pod-failures/2501 "2018-03-23T17:46:37Z")
I’ve had 2 Pod failures in less than 24 hours. The first was due to an insertion problem (bruising at cannula site on lower abdomen) and the second a few minutes after I got home from yoga (was on my arm, got “communica… --- ## [Why was my Omnipod bolus not run?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/why-was-my-omnipod-bolus-not-run/3764)
**Author:** [@Millz](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Millz)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/why-was-my-omnipod-bolus-not-run/3764 "2018-03-22T19:36:23Z")
--- ## [OmniPod - getting past the confirm button and doing stuff without looking](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-getting-past-the-confirm-button-and-doing-stuff-without-looking/3761)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-getting-past-the-confirm-button-and-doing-stuff-without-looking/3761 "2018-03-22T16:14:35Z")
If you use the OmniPod, you know one of the quirks is the Confirm button, and the fact that it moves around. It was done that way to require people to look at it, and not just blindly do things on it. But I like being a… --- ## [Learning to use a tubed pump?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/learning-to-use-a-tubed-pump/3656)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/learning-to-use-a-tubed-pump/3656 "2018-03-14T19:48:19Z")
We are ramping up for Loop. Does anyone have resources/suggestions on learning to use a standard Medtronic tethered pump along with infusion sets? I am going through the manuals right now, wondering if anyone can recomm… --- ## [Exciting preliminary news in hacking the Omnipod for closed loop](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/exciting-preliminary-news-in-hacking-the-omnipod-for-closed-loop/1963)
**Author:** [@Bradford](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Bradford)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2018, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/exciting-preliminary-news-in-hacking-the-omnipod-for-closed-loop/1963 "2018-03-01T01:31:51Z")
Very exciting!!! Just received this email. \[image\] --- ## [T:slim in Canada](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/t-slim-in-canada/3537)
**Author:** [@Jen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2018, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/t-slim-in-canada/3537 "2018-02-22T00:20:18Z")
Well this is exciting for those of us who have been waiting: an official announcement with a timeline. Hopefully it’s accurate. --- ## [New JDRF partnership for closed-loop pump in Korea](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-jdrf-partnership-for-closed-loop-pump-in-korea/3356)
**Author:** [@Bradford](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Bradford)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2018, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-jdrf-partnership-for-closed-loop-pump-in-korea/3356 "2018-01-30T22:27:02Z")
--- ## [First pod failure](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-pod-failure/3303)
**Author:** [@Lisa](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Lisa)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2018, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-pod-failure/3303 "2018-01-23T23:00:04Z")
Well, today I experienced my first pod failure. I was vacuuming and when I stopped the vacuum all I heard was that lovely noise coming from the pod. When I called Omnipod they said that it failed because of static (and o… --- ## [On the animas pump, endo thinks metronic 670G would be best](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/on-the-animas-pump-endo-thinks-metronic-670g-would-be-best/3283)
**Author:** [@amymc](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/amymc)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/on-the-animas-pump-endo-thinks-metronic-670g-would-be-best/3283 "2018-01-19T23:27:06Z")
I wrote this on the tu site as well but thought i post it over here as well i saw my endo today (1/18) and we were talking about how i am on the animas. I told him the options. He said to go with the metronics but use t… --- ## [From Animas to Omnipod - feedback after one month](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/from-animas-to-omnipod-feedback-after-one-month/3223)
**Author:** [@Lisa](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Lisa)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/from-animas-to-omnipod-feedback-after-one-month/3223 "2018-01-19T16:00:05Z")
After having been on the Animas Vibe for 3 years I had to start thinking about what would be next; the Omnipod, the Medtronic 630g (or maybe the t:slim X2 if it gets approved in Canada in 2018). I had the opportunity to … --- ## [Medtronic 670G: my endo clinic's feedback after 7 months](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/medtronic-670g-my-endo-clinics-feedback-after-7-months/2786)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/medtronic-670g-my-endo-clinics-feedback-after-7-months/2786 "2018-01-19T15:55:25Z")
We had our endo visit today (or, more exactly, our Nurse Practitioner visit, since we see each one every 6 months). The visit was actually really useful for us. We had some significant challenges, and we got some excell… --- ## [Tandem T Flex cartridges - anyone want FREE cartridges](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-t-flex-cartridges-anyone-want-free-cartridges/3273)
**Author:** [@LisaS](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/LisaS)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2018, 6:29am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-t-flex-cartridges-anyone-want-free-cartridges/3273 "2018-01-18T06:29:56Z")
I am a type 2 and use several hundred units of insulin daily because I am very insulin resistant. I first started on the Animas pump, switched to the Tandem T flex because of its large reservoir – and had to switch back… --- ## [Omnipod Leaks](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-leaks/3113)
**Author:** [@finny1981](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/finny1981)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2018, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-leaks/3113 "2018-01-17T22:07:46Z")
Ok so I am new here, but a quick intro. My daughter was diagnosed at 12 years old last Valentine’s Day in DKA with a BG of 993. She spent a week in the hospital between PICU and regular Peds. She has been on Dexcom G5 si… --- ## [Omnipod: do Pods need special adhesive or precautions to last 3 days?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-do-pods-need-special-adhesive-or-precautions-to-last-3-days/3234)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2018, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-do-pods-need-special-adhesive-or-precautions-to-last-3-days/3234 "2018-01-15T23:17:14Z")
Does a pod not last 3 days without the extra adhesive? I don’t use anything like that, since it’s only 3 days. --- ## [Does the smell of insulin always imply a pump leak?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/does-the-smell-of-insulin-always-imply-a-pump-leak/3200)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2018, 1:30am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/does-the-smell-of-insulin-always-imply-a-pump-leak/3200 "2018-01-15T01:30:06Z")
My son has been sick at home for a couple of days. He is injecting large quantities of insulin all day to try to stay in range, and not succeeding. I can distinctly smell insulin from his Pod. Is this a certain sign of … --- ## [The latest tandem news](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-latest-tandem-news/3213)
**Author:** [@amymc](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/amymc)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2018, 12:57am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-latest-tandem-news/3213 "2018-01-14T00:57:31Z")
on facebook the tandem pump has posted the latest update on the pumps. it is an interesting read. --- ## [Tandem's plans for hybrid closed loop](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandems-plans-for-hybrid-closed-loop/2340)
**Author:** [@Thomas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Thomas)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2018, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandems-plans-for-hybrid-closed-loop/2340 "2018-01-13T00:58:05Z")
Tandem has today updated its “Pipeline”. October 12, 2017 Tandem has reiterated the pivotal study for its first generation Automated Insulin Delivery (AID) called the Predictive Low Glucose Suspend (PLGS) is anticipat… [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-tips-tech-gear/insulin-pumps/64.md?page=8) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-tips-tech-gear/insulin-pumps/64.md?page=10)