# Omnipod Q3 Earnings Call - DASH PDM Update

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-q3-earnings-call-dash-pdm-update/2576>\
**Category:** Type 1 & LADA\
**Tags:** omnipod, future-tech\
**Created:** [November 6, 2017, 11:44pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-q3-earnings-call-dash-pdm-update/2576 "2017-11-06T23:44:27Z")\
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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:** [June 7, 2018, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-q3-earnings-call-dash-pdm-update/2576/14 "2018-06-07T16:25:46Z")

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Do you think touchscreen would be difficult while riding a bike? I know it would be harder for me.

The nice thing about the current PDM is that the buttons are all thumb-accessible. So you can hold it securely and get to everything with your thumb.

BTW, did you ever try my “no-looky” bolus trick?

> [@OmniPod - getting past the confirm button and doing stuff without looking](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-getting-past-the-confirm-button-and-doing-stuff-without-looking/3761):
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> If you use the OmniPod, you know one of the quirks is the Confirm button, and the fact that it moves around. It was done that way to require people to look at it, and not just blindly do things on it. But I like being able to do things without needing to look at the PDM. Like when running, or driving. For others, it might that they are in a meeting and don’t want to be looking at a PDM which could give the impression they are looking at their phone. So I came up with a way to get past the con…

I do this all the time:

```
power on
left button
middle button
left button
right button
right button
up arrow 
right button
middle button

```

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