# Omnipod PDM

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-pdm/10882>\
**Category:** Tips, Tech & Gear\
**Tags:** omnipod\
**Created:** [February 7, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-pdm/10882 "2021-02-07T17:03:58Z")\
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**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:** [February 7, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-pdm/10882/3 "2021-02-07T18:18:55Z")

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> [@jeffsurfsncocktails](#):
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> did it fail because I did not have the PDM? Could i have just pulled it off without the PDM?

The failure had nothing to do with the PDM being there or not. It can have an occlusion or some electrical malfunction, regardless of whether the PDM is there.

> [@jeffsurfsncocktails](#):
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> If I do not have my PDM does the pod store the program?

Once a basal program is set - either a temp basal or a standard basal program - the pod will run that basal program. The PDM does **not** need to be with you for the basal to run.

Without the PDM, you can’t change the basal program, but it will run exactly as programmed. In fact, once you insert a pod, you can put the PDM away for 72 hours and that pod will churn through 3 days as programmed for the basal.

> [@jeffsurfsncocktails](#):
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> All of the sudden I heard this beeping sound and started looking all over the restaurant for what it was…after five minutes my bar partner pointed out that it was me!!!

There are 2 ways to turn off the beep.

1. With the PDM, by deactivating the pod.
2. Removing the pod and using a paperclip or pin and inserting it into the little silencing hole on the pod.

So basically if you want to quiet a pod, all you need is either your PDM or a paperclip. 😀

Here is a thread on silencing it with a paperclip:

> [@How to silence a pod alarm](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-silence-a-pod-alarm/1742):
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> This is possibly a bit of old news for pod users, but just in case you don’t know, you can silence the pod alarm without your PDM. Usually if you have a pod alarm for things like occlusion or expired pod, you just use your PDM and deactivate the pod. But what if you are caught without your PDM? Or worse, you lose your PDM? Or if the PDM loses ability to communicate with the pod? (I have never experienced that myself, but have heard it is a possibility). Here is how to silence pod alarms withou…

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