# Tandem Control IQ **URL:** \ **Category:** Pump\ **Created:** [January 28, 2020, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-control-iq/9219 "2020-01-28T19:57:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![bostrav59](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/bostrav59/32/7281_2.png) [@bostrav59](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bostrav59)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-control-iq/9219/81 "2025-03-25T21:15:37Z")
That’s my other current concern - what do you do to prep for a power outage? I ended up buying a little transistor radio with a crank and a battery … $15 on Amazon. Will probably never use it … (I hope). > [@Are you prepped for a power outage? What did you do to get ready?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/are-you-prepped-for-a-power-outage-what-did-you-do-to-get-ready/15182): > > We had a power outage last night starting about 9.30 pm. It was throughout our neighborhood - everything was pitch dark. No internet. And the times being what they are, I realized that we had no idea about what the cause of the outage was. Back in the day, everyone had a little battery-powered transistor radio. We don’t have those anymore. So we didn’t know if the outage was in our town or in all of Boston or across the eastern seaboard. It turned out to come back on a little later, altho… ---
**Author:** ![CarlosLuis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/carlosluis/32/11389_2.png) [@CarlosLuis](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CarlosLuis)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-control-iq/9219/82 "2025-03-25T21:59:28Z")
Power outages are really scary. About 15 years ago we had one that took out a large region here for over a week. I spent a great deal of time fueling portable generators to power telephony equipment. I don’t know what we would do if something similar happened now. We have a well. And I filled 5 gallon water jugs at my cousins who were on a rural water supply that evidently had back up power. ---
**Author:** ![RachelMaraii](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/rachelmaraii/32/12439_2.png) [@RachelMaraii](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/RachelMaraii)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2025, 4:05am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-control-iq/9219/83 "2025-03-26T04:05:12Z")
Thanks for the reminder! I hadn’t prioritized it because a lot of the past “new” versions didn’t change much. But it looks like this will! Related to my (off topic 😅) complaints in this thread: [Tandem pump IOB in sleep mode](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-pump-iob-in-sleep-mode/15187/) I am excited about CIQ+ letting us set temp rates even when CIQ+ is active! I used to use temp rates specifically to keep myself from going low during gardening or other long activities. I (guess I?) appreciate commercial AID systems trying to let you remove human input, because I’m sure that does help _some_ people… But as @jim26 mentioned in the thread – the pump just can’t know everything that’s going on. Temp rates will let me, the human, have a little more control again. 🤞🤞 I’ll put upgrading on my to-do list and check back in! ---
**Author:** ![Randy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/randy/32/5435_2.png) [@Randy](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Randy)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2025, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-control-iq/9219/84 "2025-03-26T16:04:13Z")
I upgraded to Control IQ+ without a lot of drama except it hung at 90% complete on my PC screen while the pump said all done. I ignored the 90% and the pump works fine. Notified Dexcom. They are not using the old update app, but you connect to the website instead. ---
**Author:** ![RachelMaraii](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/rachelmaraii/32/12439_2.png) [@RachelMaraii](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/RachelMaraii)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2025, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-control-iq/9219/85 "2025-03-26T19:51:35Z")
> [@Randy](#): > > it hung at 90% complete on my PC screen while the pump said all done I had the same issue last time I updated, probably a year or so ago. I contacted Tandem and I think they told me to just disconnect my pump from the computer and call back if it wasn’t working (it was fine). But they said they’d record the issue to prevent in the future… ---
**Author:** ![Randy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/randy/32/5435_2.png) [@Randy](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Randy)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2025, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-control-iq/9219/86 "2025-03-26T21:03:37Z")
And they will no doubt record my identical experience too. 😉 It’s like the mythical call back that nobody ever does. ---
**Author:** ![jim26](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/jim26/32/9780_2.png) [@jim26](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/jim26)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2025, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-control-iq/9219/87 "2025-03-26T21:35:31Z")
> [@RachelMaraii](#): > > I am excited about CIQ+ letting us set temp rates even when CIQ+ is active! Did anything else change? I guess when I saw it I thought it was just an upgrade to the “name” and nothing really new from a functionaltiy standpoint. ---
**Author:** ![RachelMaraii](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/rachelmaraii/32/12439_2.png) [@RachelMaraii](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/RachelMaraii)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-control-iq/9219/88 "2025-03-26T21:48:16Z")
Here’s the press release I found from Tandem: [https://investor.tandemdiabetes.com/news-releases/news-release-details/tandem-diabetes-care-launches-new-control-iq-automated-insulin](https://investor.tandemdiabetes.com/news-releases/news-release-details/tandem-diabetes-care-launches-new-control-iq-automated-insulin) New features (quoted from above): - Expanded weight (20-440 lbs.) and total daily insulin (5-200 units) parameters to accommodate a wider range of insulin requirements. - Enhanced extended bolus up to 8 hours with Control-IQ+ turned on, for better management for meals with delayed glucose rise or prolonged eating. - New Temp Basal Rate adjustments allowed when Control-IQ+ is active, to address short-term glucose needs, such as exercise, stress, or illness, while Control-IQ+ is turned on. ---
**Author:** ![jim26](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/jim26/32/9780_2.png) [@jim26](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/jim26)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2025, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-control-iq/9219/89 "2025-03-26T22:24:43Z")
Thank you, couple interesting features. I need to upgrade. ---
**Author:** ![RachelMaraii](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/rachelmaraii/32/12439_2.png) [@RachelMaraii](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/RachelMaraii)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2025, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-control-iq/9219/90 "2025-03-29T21:23:56Z")
Here’s a little more info that Tandem gave me during the 5-minute pre-update training. ![Control IQ temp rate](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/2X/5/5f9336031a53a894f7f1c4d6f6772c9236df0a1f.png) It reads, “NOTE: If Control-IQ+ is on and you start a Temp Rate, insulin delivery will continue to automatically adjust based on 30-minute predicted glucose values. Here is an example: A temp rate was set at 0 units/hour from 9:30 a.m. till noon. As glucose was predicted to rise, automatic correction boluses and increases in basal rate were delivered.” The update specified that temp rates can also be set during Sleep and Exercise mode! ---
**Author:** ![CarlosLuis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/carlosluis/32/11389_2.png) [@CarlosLuis](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CarlosLuis)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-control-iq/9219/91 "2025-04-05T16:22:45Z")
I downloaded the C IQ+ update. I was really interested in being able to extend bolus more than 2 hours. I tend to have postprandial spikes normally, now exacerbated by prednisone. Here’s an image showing better control with one correction. I’m pleased. I have a couple of weeks left in the 5 week taper. I’ve been able to stop using Lantus and IM injections. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/2X/6/62b3e3672773f4935739b53e9d790ae766669d3c.jpeg) [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-control-iq/9219.md?page=4)