# Safe to reuse insulin from used pump tank into the next?

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/safe-to-reuse-insulin-from-used-pump-tank-into-the-next/6732>\
**Category:** Insulin\
**Tags:** cost-of-diabetes\
**Created:** [February 21, 2019, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/safe-to-reuse-insulin-from-used-pump-tank-into-the-next/6732 "2019-02-21T17:01:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/safe-to-reuse-insulin-from-used-pump-tank-into-the-next/6732/9 "2019-02-21T17:26:51Z")

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> [@Insurance now requires pharmacies to pick SHORT end of prescription range?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insurance-now-requires-pharmacies-to-pick-short-end-of-prescription-range/6724/42):
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> Hence, I would only do this every other cartridge change.

I would not be concerned at all about this pattern. I would feel it perfectly safe, really, as far as we are concerned.

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