# Don't forget to change your pump clock

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dont-forget-to-change-your-pump-clock/5394>\
**Category:** Pump\
**Created:** [November 4, 2018, 2:54am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dont-forget-to-change-your-pump-clock/5394 "2018-11-04T02:54:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 14\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2018, 2:54am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dont-forget-to-change-your-pump-clock/5394/1 "2018-11-04T02:54:49Z")

</div>

Don’t forget to set your pump clock back an hour.

And just a seasonal reminder guys - for every Christmas light you put up before Thanksgiving, a baby reindeer dies.

* * *

* * *

* * *

@Nickyghaleb, since you didn’t get pump training, do this:

1. Go to ===\> Home, Suspend
2. Suspend insulin delivery for 30 mintues
3. Go to ===\> Home, Settings, System Setup, Date/time
4. Change your clock time
5. **Go to ===\> Home, Resume** , and **confirm restarting insulin delivery**. (The PDM does not let you change the clock when a basal is running!!)

Don’t forget #5. Otherwise you have made your OmniPod into a 670G!

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2018, 3:09am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dont-forget-to-change-your-pump-clock/5394/2 "2018-11-04T03:09:34Z")

</div>

> [@Eric](#):
>
> And just a seasonal reminder guys - for every Christmas light you put up before Thanksgiving, a baby reindeer dies.

🤣

But if they were up before Halloween?? Still? 😃

> [@Eric](#):
>
> Don’t forget #5. Otherwise you have made your OmniPod into a 670G!

🤣

Okay. Doing it now. Thank you.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2018, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dont-forget-to-change-your-pump-clock/5394/3 "2018-11-04T03:10:07Z")

</div>

> [@Eric](#):
>
> Don’t forget to set your pump clock back an hour

Wait! Tonight??

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2018, 3:34am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dont-forget-to-change-your-pump-clock/5394/4 "2018-11-04T03:34:41Z")

</div>

Yes tonight

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2018, 3:39am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dont-forget-to-change-your-pump-clock/5394/5 "2018-11-04T03:39:29Z")

</div>

Thank you, @Chris. I’m not sure it was worth all that panic either way. 😁

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![TravelingOn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/travelingon/32/1583_2.png) [@TravelingOn](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TravelingOn)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2018, 3:46am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dont-forget-to-change-your-pump-clock/5394/6 "2018-11-04T03:46:07Z")

</div>

Thanks for the reminder @Eric!

I wonder if you’re killing all the reindeer! I remember your giant Christmas tree last year! I figured you started in decorating before Halloween. 🤩

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2018, 3:56am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dont-forget-to-change-your-pump-clock/5394/7 "2018-11-04T03:56:18Z")

</div>

No, we start the day after. 😀

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![kpanda01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbe5ce/32.png) [@kpanda01](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/kpanda01)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dont-forget-to-change-your-pump-clock/5394/8 "2018-11-04T16:03:49Z")

</div>

> [@Eric](#):
>
> for every Christmas light you put up before Thanksgiving, a baby reindeer dies.

Noooooooooooooo!

What if the lights are on the dog rather than the tree?

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/2X/9/9a38effe9e65a5e508792b7b977fca8702d5e502.jpeg)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dont-forget-to-change-your-pump-clock/5394/9 "2018-11-04T16:47:03Z")

</div>

Baby reindeer dies.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![kpanda01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbe5ce/32.png) [@kpanda01](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/kpanda01)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dont-forget-to-change-your-pump-clock/5394/10 "2018-11-04T16:56:40Z")

</div>

Boo 👎

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2018, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dont-forget-to-change-your-pump-clock/5394/11 "2018-11-04T17:47:56Z")

</div>

> [@kpanda01](#):
>
> What if the lights are on the dog rather than the tree?

That’s a cute dog. And it looks like he tolerates anything!  
😃

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dont-forget-to-change-your-pump-clock/5394/12 "2018-11-04T17:53:39Z")

</div>

It’s not _my_ rule. 😁

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2018, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dont-forget-to-change-your-pump-clock/5394/13 "2018-11-04T18:28:38Z")

</div>

My wife loves the Hallmark Christmas movies. She was watching a cheesy one yesterday, and got mad because I spoiled it.

I walked into the room, and after 15 seconds I told her, “Those 2 will wind up together at the end of the movie, and will kiss under some mistletoe”, and then I left.

Wow, how could I have ever figured out such a crazy plot twist?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![kpanda01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbe5ce/32.png) [@kpanda01](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/kpanda01)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2018, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dont-forget-to-change-your-pump-clock/5394/14 "2018-11-04T18:40:35Z")

</div>

He’s a good boy. And pretty patient with my antics.
