I do have a back-up plan written out for pump failure. I was inspired to get a back-up plan when my Omnipod PDM flew out of its case and landed in the dog water bowl while my husband was out of town last year. I had to wait three days for a replacement. I was SO LUCKY that I had a local friend who had a spare PDM that I borrowed.
If I have a PDM failure now (I have a back-up PDM but let’s say I have to go on shots for some reason), I’ll take my appropriate Lantus dose immediately. Then when I get a new PDM, I’ll get a pod started and wait for the Lantus to run out before starting basal.
If I have no Lantus for some reason, I will take a unit of Humalog every other hour until I can get a new PDM or Lantus. This is based on my average basal dose.
I haven’t tried this transition out yet…and I want to…but I am a bit chicken.