# OmniPod - BG test "Confirm" reminder **URL:** \ **Category:** Pump\ **Tags:** omnipod\ **Created:** [August 2, 2017, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-bg-test-confirm-reminder/1518 "2017-08-02T18:47:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [August 2, 2017, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-bg-test-confirm-reminder/1518/1 "2017-08-02T18:47:17Z")
Not sure if anyone else has this problem, but I am so used to doing blood tests - on many different meters - that I just mindlessly put the strip in and put blood on it. The problem is when I use the BG meter on the PDM without hitting the confirm button first. You lose the strip. šŸ˜  I have lost **so many** strips that way. Anyone else do that?!? šŸ¤Ø So I did this as a reminder. Hopefully it will help me not do that anymore. I changed my PDM ID Screen to this: šŸ˜‚ ![IMG_2197](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/2X/5/59395d1d86d2b9111354a9ef07261bb00f2fbc5f.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![CatLady](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/catlady/32/36_2.png) [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-bg-test-confirm-reminder/1518/2 "2017-08-03T14:53:09Z")
I wasted a few strips myself but seem to have the new sequence in place now. I added some BG tags to the standard list: pre-exercise, bedtime, CGM calibration. ---
**Author:** ![Millz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/millz/32/12204_2.png) [@Millz](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Millz)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2017, 5:40am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-bg-test-confirm-reminder/1518/3 "2017-08-04T05:40:35Z")
Yes! Iā€™m already frustrated with the Confirm requirement. Your idea is Brilliant, I going to use this idea right now. šŸŒŗ ---
**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:** [August 10, 2017, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-bg-test-confirm-reminder/1518/4 "2017-08-10T16:23:52Z")
Just wanted to mention, it has been over a week since I changed my ID screen, and I havenā€™t wasted a single strip since! šŸ˜ ---
**Author:** ![Millz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/millz/32/12204_2.png) [@Millz](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Millz)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-bg-test-confirm-reminder/1518/5 "2017-08-10T20:35:22Z")
So funny. I just changed my PDM screen last night - thanks to you @Eric!! Iā€™m such a procrastinator šŸ˜ ---
**Author:** ![Beacher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Beacher](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Beacher)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2017, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-bg-test-confirm-reminder/1518/6 "2017-08-15T21:18:13Z")
Just curious ā€¦ where do you look at these tags? I used to use a few in the early days, but since they donā€™t seem to transfer either to Dexcom Clarity or Diasend, I stopped. Or am I not looking in the right place? ---
**Author:** ![Beacher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Beacher](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Beacher)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2017, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-bg-test-confirm-reminder/1518/7 "2017-08-15T21:20:31Z")
Clever! It took me about six months to train my brain, but I still lose a stick or two a week. I put my phone number as my ID. That way, if I lose my PDM, itā€™s the first thing anyone sees when they turn it on. You can put your phone number in your ā€œMy Infoā€ page as well, but no one who doesnā€™t use the Omnipod would ever be able to burrow down into that. ---
**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:** [August 15, 2017, 9:33pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-bg-test-confirm-reminder/1518/8 "2017-08-15T21:33:09Z")
> [@Beacher](#): > > I put my phone number as my ID. That way, if I lose my PDM, itā€™s the first thing anyone sees when they turn it on. You can put your phone number in your ā€œMy Infoā€ page as well, but no one who doesnā€™t use the Omnipod would ever be able to burrow down into that. Yep, thatā€™s another good tip, thanks for sharing. I do that too. When on trips, I change it to my phone number. And then change it back when I get back home. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![CatLady](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/catlady/32/36_2.png) [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2017, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-bg-test-confirm-reminder/1518/9 "2017-08-15T21:37:18Z")
In the PDM menu, go to More Actions, then Assign/Edit BG tags. ---
**Author:** ![Beacher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Beacher](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Beacher)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2017, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-bg-test-confirm-reminder/1518/10 "2017-08-15T21:41:42Z")
I know how to assign them, I was just wondering how useful they are in the end. Now that I have a CGM and review theings at Diasend or Dexcom, I donā€™t have much need to go into My Records\>BG History and then press the ? mark, and the tags donā€™t get uploaded to those sites (not that Iā€™ve discovered, anyway). ---
**Author:** ![CatLady](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/catlady/32/36_2.png) [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-bg-test-confirm-reminder/1518/11 "2017-08-16T14:15:08Z")
Apologies, I didnā€™t read carefully enough. I use Glooko and the tags are displayed in the History tab, for example, an apple for pre-meal and an apple core for post-meal. ---
**Author:** ![Beacher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Beacher](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Beacher)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-bg-test-confirm-reminder/1518/12 "2017-08-16T14:43:39Z")
Must be a US thing? I use Glooko/Diasend on the international site. On the Comparison \> Logbook/Table page, tags are hidden. If I hover my cursor over a test reading, a little pop-up shows me the exact time and some tags, such as ā€œNegative ketones,ā€ but not any exercise-related or custom tags. And thereā€™s no indication on the logbook page that a tag exists, and one (or this one) isnā€™t about to hover over every single test result to see if thereā€™s a tag. Which is why I stopped entering them on the PDM. Shame, really, because it could be a useful feature. Or maybe Iā€™m just _doing something wrong_ and havenā€™t found the magic ā€œShow Me My Tagsā€ button.