# Omnipod questions: managing temp basal, and insulin tank reserve

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-questions-managing-temp-basal-and-insulin-tank-reserve/5421>\
**Category:** Pump\
**Tags:** omnipod\
**Created:** [November 6, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-questions-managing-temp-basal-and-insulin-tank-reserve/5421 "2018-11-06T13:47:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 6, 2018, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-questions-managing-temp-basal-and-insulin-tank-reserve/5421/6 "2018-11-06T14:51:24Z")

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> [@Omnipod Musings](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-musings/5387/31):
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> I have .5 units left but was due for a change this afternoon anyway. Does this mean I’m locked into an earlier change??

You could just do it now and have peace of mind all day, instead of stressing about pushing it to the very last second. That’s what I would do, anyway. Then again, 0.5 units wouldn’t last me past half an hour.

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