# 14 hours without insulin... what could you expect to happen? **URL:** \ **Category:** Type 1 & LADA\ **Created:** [June 6, 2018, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/14-hours-without-insulin-what-could-you-expect-to-happen/4165 "2018-06-06T20:49:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 42
**Author:** ![T1Allison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c77e96/32.png) [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2018, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/14-hours-without-insulin-what-could-you-expect-to-happen/4165/42 "2018-06-12T14:20:52Z")
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. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/14-hours-without-insulin-what-could-you-expect-to-happen/4165)._