# Murphy's Law **URL:** \ **Category:** Type 1 & LADA\ **Created:** [September 3, 2021, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/murphys-law/11803 "2021-09-03T21:55:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![glitzabetes](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/glitzabetes/32/4287_2.png) [@glitzabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/glitzabetes)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2021, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/murphys-law/11803/1 "2021-09-03T21:55:52Z")
When else besides the Friday heading into a holiday weekend would my pump decide to crap out? šŸ™„ Just randomly gave me a cartridge error saying ā€œthis cartridge canā€™t be usedā€, tried to replace the cartridge and the moment I hit ā€œloadā€ it just gives the error again. Called Tandem technical support, theyā€™re sending me a new one and hope that it will be here tomorrow morning, fingers crossed, not excited by the potential of a surprise pump break until Tuesday lol. I am unfortunately unprepared for this, (with my excuses being pandemic and I just moved cross-country about a month ago), and the only pen of backup long-acting I could find is not only several months expired but has also been at room temp for quite some time. Have new insurance and, moved, so could only book a couple months out to see my new doctors. Have an appointment with a same-day clinic in a couple hours though to hopefully sort this out. Regular small Humalog ā€œbasalā€ doses in the meantime, closely monitoring the situation, and extremely exasperated with this turn of events šŸ˜… The last time I had a pump die was also, without exaggeration, the week of orientation when I first started college, maybe 2 days after I moved into the dorm. I know thereā€™s never really ā€œgoodā€ timing for a pump to crap out unexpectedly but my luck is incredible in this department lol. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2021, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/murphys-law/11803/2 "2021-09-03T21:59:36Z")
> [@glitzabetes](#): > > and the only pen of backup long-acting I could find is not only several months expired but has also been at room temp for quite some time. It may be a little weaker, but it will work. That stuff is remarkably resilient. I have used some very old stuff before. ---
**Author:** ![glitzabetes](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/glitzabetes/32/4287_2.png) [@glitzabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/glitzabetes)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2021, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/murphys-law/11803/3 "2021-09-03T22:11:23Z")
> [@Eric](#): > > It may be a little weaker, but it will work. That stuff is remarkably resilient. I have used some very old stuff before. Thank you! I considered this might be true (and I know it is true of fast-acting) but I was a little nervous to try it with long-acting. If I canā€™t get new stuff tonight Iā€™ll give my old stuff a go. (Thereā€™s a classic and unfortunate family story of when I was taken out fishing with my dad at like age 4 and my 25/75 was left in a bag in the sun for like 2 hours, long-acting portion broke down and it was effectively all fast-acting, small Laura did not do well, glucagon was had. Perhaps feeds into my nervousness lol. I think weā€™ve technologically advanced past there though) ---
**Author:** ![T1Allison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c77e96/32.png) [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2021, 12:39am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/murphys-law/11803/4 "2021-09-04T00:39:02Z")
That sucks. I hate it when stuff like that happens! You sound super knowledgeable and solid in the problem solving department, though!! I hope it gets worked out quickly! ---
**Author:** ![jbowler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@jbowler](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/jbowler)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2021, 2:08am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/murphys-law/11803/5 "2021-09-05T02:08:19Z")
50% of my Lantus is expired. At the start of this year all of it was. We (my wife and I) carry around a Lantus pen all the time, just in case, so thatā€™s been at ā€œroomā€ temperature throughout Oregonā€™s 100F+ summer highs. Despite abusing my Lantus Iā€™ve never had a problem with it that I donā€™t have with the fresh stuff. @glitzabetes: Bad luck with the timing, I wish you good luck with the express delivery; at least you are in the Bay Area, where itā€™s pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Kaelan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/kaelan/32/989_2.png) [@Kaelan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Kaelan)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/murphys-law/11803/6 "2021-09-05T20:34:15Z")
@glitzabetes : we are in the Bay Area, in Berkeley, and we have spare Lantus pens (although probably expired). If you can drive by (I dontā€™ drive yet) I can give you some of mine. ---
**Author:** ![glitzabetes](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/glitzabetes/32/4287_2.png) [@glitzabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/glitzabetes)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2021, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/murphys-law/11803/7 "2021-09-05T21:26:27Z")
@Kaelan thank you so much for the offer, I am now all sorted so no need šŸ„³ Got fresh Levemir on Friday night and my pump replacement arrived yesterday! ---
**Author:** ![jbowler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@jbowler](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/jbowler)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2021, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/murphys-law/11803/8 "2021-09-06T03:42:11Z")
> [@glitzabetes](#): > > my pump replacement arrived yesterday! Thatā€™s the way it has to work šŸ™‚