# 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, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-questions-managing-temp-basal-and-insulin-tank-reserve/5421/8 "2018-11-06T16:01:56Z")

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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??

Where are you getting that number? The pod shows insulin remaining in amounts from 50 units down to 5 units. Once it gets below 5 units, it says “Low”.  
So the PDM would never display 0.5 units remaining.

Do you mean 5 units?

If you are ever in a jam for the pod running out before the expiration, just let the pod do basal, and bolus with a syringe. And that will make it last longer.

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