Yes, I understand. You’re right, of course.
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Yes. Look for the “Looped” group
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Other choices include Starting Loop? | Loop and Learn
and the “official” LoopDocs
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Well Android no longer supports screen shots with scrolling so, listing the pumps from the AAPS config menu:
- DanaR
- DanaR Korean
- DanaRv2
- Dana-i/RS
- Accu-Check Insight
- Accu-Check Combo
- Omnipod (Eros - RileyLink)
- Dash
- Medtronic (RileyLink + specific models)
- Diaconn G8
- EOPatch2
- Medtrum
- Equil 5.3
- DIY (but it’s just an open loop)
I’m not using a dev build, the support there may be different. The screen shots give a lot more info 
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From what I hear, Omnipod 5 enables a closed loop system. It’s only available now in Canada so I’m looking forward to figuring it all out. Just hoping the provincial government will cover it but they’re pretty cheap when it comes to healthcare issues.
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The OmniPod5 in the U.S. is already a closed-loop system. but it is not customizable for each user. Is there something different coming out in Canada?
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Am not aware of any differences if there are some. It was approved a year ago and Omnipod is only starting to distribute it now. As far as training goes, will have to wait and see how to figure it out. Still drives me crazy that I have throw out close to 40 units of insulin every time I change the Omnipod Dash - it’s such a darn waste.
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It was approved by Health Canada in spring of 2024 and they’re just starting to roll it out to users now.
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Is it because of the minimum fill amount?
If so, let me know. There are a few things you can do to help with this issue. I can walk you through them.
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Yes, that’s definitely it - have to fill to 80 units and I don’t use much insulin every day.
So when I change the pod I still have usually 40 units left. Would love any tips you have but I’ve tried quite a few things. Just resigned myself to it now!
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Am T1D for 54 years now!!!
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@Shecamp Sorry, posted this before reading the rest…
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Typically have 36-40 units left in the pod when I change it. Don’t need much insulin to manage my blood sugar well. Insulin in Canada isn’t as expensive as it is in the USA so I’ve just been living with it. Thanks so much for your help - not sure I want to try all the calculations you mentioned, seems like it might be more of a pain. 
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Hi @Shecamp!
The first thing to try, is when you are filling the pod, fill it very s-l-o-w-l-y. You can get it to activate with less insulin that way!
Listen closely to the pod, and fill it slowly.
Once you hear the pod’s activation beep, stop filling!
Instead of needing 80 units to get it to activate, you can probably get it to activate with 70 or less units.
So try that first, and see how much less you are wasting!
The other thing to try is reusing insulin from a pod that has expired.
You take the leftover insulin out of your old pod (just use any syringe and remove it), and you put it in your new pod. Along with whatever new insulin it takes to activate the pod.
Doing that, your new pod is filled with both new and old insulin. Less waste!
But if you do that, do not continually do it with every pod. You have to alternate it, so that you do not continue to have insulin that becomes older and older.
Alternate it like this:
Take leftover insulin from pod A and put it in pod B. After pod B expires, throw it away. Don’t take any out of it, some of it was already in 2 pods! You don’t want to use it in a 3rd pod!
Now start pod C, which has all new insulin. When pod C expires, take the leftover and put it in pod D. But when pod D expires, throw all of that insulin away.
Makes sense? Rotate your using of old insulin into every other pod to ensure that no insulin is leftover from 3 pods!
Lemme know if you have any questions!
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Wow - thank you so much Eric! Sounds like you have it down to an art - how smart of you!
I will look at your instructions carefully and try to implement over the next week or so. That will be so nice. Thanks so very much!
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@Shecamp it’s funny – our insulin usage sounds very similar! I also wind up with a lot left in each pod and pull any left over out and put it into a vial labeled “once-podded Novalog” and just use that all in one pod once I’ve got enough of the “once-used” built up. Then when that pod is done, I throw away the leftover insulin from that pod and keep moving forward.
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Hmmm - how long have you been T1D Jessica? It’s been 54 yrs for me!
I did try to do this same thing previously but found the re-used insulin was not quite as ‘effective’ as the new stuff from the bottle. Think I should try it again cause everyone here seems to have found some success by doing this! Thank you so much!
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@Shecamp Just popping up to say @Eric is right about the slow fill of pods. I routinely get the activation chirps at about 65 units from (I use pens as they are no cost, and provide a convenient easy to carry back-up injection means should a pump fail). Could save you about 20+ units per pod!
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Oh my! I’m going to have to try filling the pod really slow. Hope it works for me too - that’s a big savings of waste.
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@Shecamp I’m T1 for 32, almost 33 years (but diagnosed at age 20). I am v new to pumping and looping, though, so still figuring it all out! I have gotten the hang of the slow fill, but am still a little worried about not having enough insulin so definitely put more in than I need. Let us know how the slow fill w less than 80u works for you! Insulin really is liquid gold.
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