# Pod Expiration question **URL:** \ **Category:** Type 1 & LADA\ **Created:** [December 18, 2019, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pod-expiration-question/8914 "2019-12-18T16:28:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pod-expiration-question/8914/1 "2019-12-18T16:28:20Z")
Quick question… Does “Pod Expiration: pod expires at 2:02 pm” mean what I think it means? Or can it mean something else? 😬 ---
**Author:** ![Thomas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/thomas/32/1719_2.png) [@Thomas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Thomas)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pod-expiration-question/8914/2 "2019-12-18T16:58:07Z")
Plus 8 hours ? ---
**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pod-expiration-question/8914/3 "2019-12-18T17:00:21Z")
I hope? 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Thomas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/thomas/32/1719_2.png) [@Thomas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Thomas)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pod-expiration-question/8914/4 "2019-12-18T17:08:51Z")
It is possible at 10:02 PM everything may be made clear. Would you be able to take a 5 minute video starting at 10:00 PM ? 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Beacher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Beacher](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Beacher)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2019, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pod-expiration-question/8914/5 "2019-12-19T14:25:10Z")
I guess by now you learned the answer, but the expiration time on the screen does not include the grace period. The pod will keep working, and the ~~PDM~~ pod will nag at you every hour. ---
**Author:** ![Aaron](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/aaron/32/1454_2.png) [@Aaron](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Aaron)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2019, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pod-expiration-question/8914/6 "2019-12-19T20:23:24Z")
> [@Beacher](#): > > the PDM will nag at you every hour. I always think the nag is saying “BRING OUT YOUR DEAD”. It has the same timing. And the pod is silently saying “I’m not dead yet” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/grbSQ6O6kbs/hqdefault.jpg "Monty Python-Bring out your dead!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grbSQ6O6kbs) ---
**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pod-expiration-question/8914/7 "2019-12-20T01:11:02Z")
I learned only that the pod didn’t stop working when it said it was going to. I honestly couldn’t remember how long I had and was out of the house running from thing to thing. I hustled home though and finally changed it at almost 6:00–about 4 hours past expiration. So is the grace period 8 hours then? ---
**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:** [December 20, 2019, 1:25am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pod-expiration-question/8914/8 "2019-12-20T01:25:20Z")
> [@Nickyghaleb](#): > > I hustled home though and finally changed it at almost 6:00–about 4 hours past expiration. So is the grace period 8 hours then? Are you back on pods? Yes it is an 8 hour grace period. Pods actually last 80 hours. But the 80 hour clock starts ticking from the time you **fill** the pod with insulin, not the time of pod activation. The “expiration” time it displays on the PDM or Loop is 72 hours from the time you fill the pod. Add 8 hours to the displayed time for the real expiration time. ---
**Author:** ![Sam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/sam/32/10595_2.png) [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pod-expiration-question/8914/9 "2019-12-20T17:45:56Z")
I thought you were on t-slim? ---
**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pod-expiration-question/8914/10 "2019-12-20T18:29:23Z")
I am. 😁 Long story. ---
**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pod-expiration-question/8914/11 "2019-12-20T18:31:23Z")
As I just told Sam, it’s a long story. I have the pleasure of wearing a pod at this time, but it’s just a short stay. > [@Eric](#): > > Yes it is an 8 hour grace period. And until I’m back off, that’s good to know. 👍 ---
**Author:** ![Sam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/sam/32/10595_2.png) [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pod-expiration-question/8914/12 "2019-12-20T18:32:38Z")
> [@Nickyghaleb](#): > > Long story I’ve got nothing but time on my hands ---
**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pod-expiration-question/8914/13 "2019-12-20T19:18:53Z")
It’s actually a _really_ very boring story… And I can drone on and on like no other. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Sam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/sam/32/10595_2.png) [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pod-expiration-question/8914/14 "2019-12-20T19:41:21Z")
Pm it to me. I’ll be the judge ---
**Author:** ![Sam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/sam/32/10595_2.png) [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pod-expiration-question/8914/15 "2019-12-20T21:56:44Z")
Hah… well there were some interesting plot twists… I certainly wouldn’t call that a “boring” story ---
**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pod-expiration-question/8914/16 "2019-12-20T23:09:16Z")
😱😱😱 Boy, there are some slippery people around here!! @LarissaW with her pretending to think her childhood picture was me… and @Sam **PRETENDING LIKE I PM’d HIM!!!** Holy cow… this is the big leagues! 🤦‍♀️ Sam, I’d PM you the story, but I might as well leave it right here. It really is quite boring… I got my hands on a PDM and some pods and decided I’d mess around with them until Control-IQ came out. I _was_ hoping to be messing with the Senseonics, but it looks like it might be a dead end. Anyway. I’m going to go check for my wallet and get up out of here. 🤣🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Sam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/sam/32/10595_2.png) [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pod-expiration-question/8914/17 "2019-12-20T23:11:50Z")
How on earth do you end up with all these different pumps? In past couple months I’ve seen you use 3 different ones! ---
**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pod-expiration-question/8914/18 "2019-12-20T23:13:48Z")
I’ve got friends in “low” places… ---
**Author:** ![Thomas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/thomas/32/1719_2.png) [@Thomas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Thomas)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pod-expiration-question/8914/19 "2019-12-20T23:15:13Z")
Sounds like a Country Song … ---
**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pod-expiration-question/8914/20 "2019-12-20T23:17:13Z")
I was going to say _I’ve got friends in hypoglycemic places_, but it was just trying too hard. [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pod-expiration-question/8914.md?page=2)