# The OmniPod's "reserve tank"

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-omnipods-reserve-tank/1957>\
**Category:** Pump\
**Tags:** omnipod\
**Created:** [September 12, 2017, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-omnipods-reserve-tank/1957 "2017-09-12T22:30:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 12, 2017, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-omnipods-reserve-tank/1957/13 "2017-10-12T13:08:52Z")

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Medtronic appears to have a safety net of close to 10 units. I usually bolus 20 units or better. I have often done a 20 unit bolus when my 723 Revel said there were only 10 units left. Of course within a short period I will be installing a newly filled reservoir.

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