# What should i name my insulin pump? **URL:** \ **Category:** Pump\ **Created:** [July 4, 2018, 1:37am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-should-i-name-my-insulin-pump/4389 "2018-07-04T01:37:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![amymc](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/amymc/32/5993_2.png) [@amymc](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/amymc)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 1:37am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-should-i-name-my-insulin-pump/4389/1 "2018-07-04T01:37:45Z")
i like naming my insulin pumps because it gives it some character and some fun with it. i had a few friends give me a few suggestions. so i figured i bring it over here to see what you guys think would be nice. so far one of them is winning according to the poll i did on facebook. here they are! 1. Bruins (hockey team where i am) 2. jet 3. bruiser 4. Panko because i have the insulin pump acting like a pancreas. if this goes somewhere else let me know. i figured i asked as im having trouble deciding which one to use. thanks! ---
**Author:** ![T1Allison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c77e96/32.png) [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-should-i-name-my-insulin-pump/4389/2 "2018-07-04T01:49:02Z")
I vote for #4. Whatever you do, don’t name it “Brad” (Liberty Mutual ad reference). ---
**Author:** ![ClaudnDaye](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/claudndaye/32/5_2.png) [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 1:54am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-should-i-name-my-insulin-pump/4389/3 "2018-07-04T01:54:52Z")
Liam’s CGM is “Bob” (when we first started out of was placed on his belly and his full name was “Bob the belly buddy”. His pump is named Fred (no reason) ---
**Author:** ![amymc](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/amymc/32/5993_2.png) [@amymc](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/amymc)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 1:56am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-should-i-name-my-insulin-pump/4389/4 "2018-07-04T01:56:42Z")
LOL! awww how cute :). sounds like he picked a good name that suits for him 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![amymc](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/amymc/32/5993_2.png) [@amymc](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/amymc)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 1:57am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-should-i-name-my-insulin-pump/4389/5 "2018-07-04T01:57:26Z")
i dont like to name it a name. i like to use references or stuff like that 🙂 an will note #4 ---
**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:** [July 4, 2018, 2:23am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-should-i-name-my-insulin-pump/4389/6 "2018-07-04T02:23:21Z")
> [@amymc](#): > > i like naming my insulin pumps because it gives it some character and some fun with it. It’s too bad you already have the options for names selected. I think it would be cool to name it after legendary American jazz pianist, organist, and bandleader - Count Basie. You could call it, **Count Basal**. 😀 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/2X/2/2185936ba610b261c5b121eac821c6b3e4c483c5.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![amymc](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/amymc/32/5993_2.png) [@amymc](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/amymc)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 2:35am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-should-i-name-my-insulin-pump/4389/7 "2018-07-04T02:35:08Z")
i wanted 4 suggestions and that is what my friends gave me :)…except for the first one. i thought of bruins because the color of the hockey team is black and yellow. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2018, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-should-i-name-my-insulin-pump/4389/8 "2018-07-04T13:30:13Z")
You could name **both** your pump and CGM. Basal & Oregano ---
**Author:** ![ClaudnDaye](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/claudndaye/32/5_2.png) [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-should-i-name-my-insulin-pump/4389/9 "2018-07-04T14:21:41Z")
Or “Basil” (for ‘Basal’) and “Thyme” (for ‘time’ since the CGM extends lives). lol ---
**Author:** ![amymc](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/amymc/32/5993_2.png) [@amymc](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/amymc)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-should-i-name-my-insulin-pump/4389/10 "2018-07-04T15:54:49Z")
when i think of basil i think of fawlty towers lol…the CGM will be the dexcom and i never named my CGM before as my current is part of the pump. and i in the past never named the CGM that i had. so i gotta think about that too 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![amymc](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/amymc/32/5993_2.png) [@amymc](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/amymc)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-should-i-name-my-insulin-pump/4389/11 "2018-07-04T15:55:31Z")
i never thought to name the CGM. ill have to think about that one…hrm…its something to think about and now im hungry lol ---
**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:** [July 4, 2018, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-should-i-name-my-insulin-pump/4389/12 "2018-07-04T15:59:09Z")
Lot’s of great duos. Laurel and Hardy Abbott and Costello Fred and Barney Batman and Robin Bert and Ernie Spongebob and Patrick Tom and Jerry Han and Chewie and my favorite… Calvin and Hobbes ---
**Author:** ![ClaudnDaye](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/claudndaye/32/5_2.png) [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-should-i-name-my-insulin-pump/4389/13 "2018-07-04T15:59:47Z")
> [@Eric](#): > > Abbott and Costello My FAVORITE!!! My kids just kind of look at these like…meh, but omg, when I was a kid…these two guys gave me endless hours of laughter. ---
**Author:** ![CatLady](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/catlady/32/36_2.png) [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-should-i-name-my-insulin-pump/4389/14 "2018-07-04T16:03:34Z")
I just call it all my “cyborg” gear! 🤖 ---
**Author:** ![amymc](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/amymc/32/5993_2.png) [@amymc](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/amymc)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-should-i-name-my-insulin-pump/4389/15 "2018-07-04T16:16:20Z")
i wouldnt do spongebob lol…i dont even like spongebob. who is abbott and costello? are they the ones that did whose on first? i dont know who laurel and hardy are. barney is a no no. ---
**Author:** ![ClaudnDaye](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/claudndaye/32/5_2.png) [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-should-i-name-my-insulin-pump/4389/16 "2018-07-04T16:21:34Z")
Yes, they’re the ones who did the who’s on first skit. Refresher: ---
**Author:** ![amymc](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/amymc/32/5993_2.png) [@amymc](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/amymc)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-should-i-name-my-insulin-pump/4389/17 "2018-07-04T16:32:06Z")
ive always found that skit to be funny. when i ran a sports discussion group at the day program i went to for my mental illness i played this skit 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TravelingOn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/travelingon/32/1583_2.png) [@TravelingOn](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TravelingOn)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-should-i-name-my-insulin-pump/4389/18 "2018-07-04T17:01:33Z")
@Eric your list made me laugh at first but kept getting funnier! I like Bert and Ernie! But I also thought Basil and Thyme was hilarious too, @ClaudnDaye I hope you love the new Dex and pump @amymc! Whatever you decide to name them. 😄 ---
**Author:** ![ClaudnDaye](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/claudndaye/32/5_2.png) [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-should-i-name-my-insulin-pump/4389/19 "2018-07-04T17:02:47Z")
Don’t forget about Siegfried and Roy ---
**Author:** ![amymc](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/amymc/32/5993_2.png) [@amymc](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/amymc)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-should-i-name-my-insulin-pump/4389/20 "2018-07-04T17:03:03Z")
i like eric’s list too lol…it seems he has creative names lol. the list gives me more to think about lol…it seems panko is winning amoungst the polls ive done lol [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-should-i-name-my-insulin-pump/4389.md?page=2)