# Withdraw insulin from a Pod/pump reservoir? **URL:** \ **Category:** Pump\ **Created:** [November 1, 2018, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/withdraw-insulin-from-a-pod-pump-reservoir/5362 "2018-11-01T15:43:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MM2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/mm2/32/3032_2.png) [@MM2](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MM2)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/withdraw-insulin-from-a-pod-pump-reservoir/5362/1 "2018-11-01T15:43:51Z")
> [@Omnipod: does PDM need to stay with me at all times?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-does-pdm-need-to-stay-with-me-at-all-times/5354/6): > > If you don’t have your PDM, and you need to stop your insulin, pull the pod off. Just curious… if you pulled off pod, and have a syringe, can you get insulin out from pod? ---
**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:** [November 1, 2018, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/withdraw-insulin-from-a-pod-pump-reservoir/5362/2 "2018-11-01T15:48:49Z")
> [@Omnipod: does PDM need to stay with me at all times?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-does-pdm-need-to-stay-with-me-at-all-times/5354/10): > > Just curious… if you pulled off pod, and have a syringe, can you get insulin out from pod? Yes! I’ve done that with a failed (occluded) pod! ---
**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:** [November 1, 2018, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/withdraw-insulin-from-a-pod-pump-reservoir/5362/3 "2018-11-01T15:52:43Z")
> [@Omnipod: does PDM need to stay with me at all times?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-does-pdm-need-to-stay-with-me-at-all-times/5354/10): > > Just curious… if you pulled off pod, and have a syringe, can you get insulin out from pod? Based on @Eric telling us we could do this, we can confirm this also works extremely well with the Tandem t:slim X2 !!! So much easier to only have a couple syringes to carry and not deal with vials of insulin. Easy is good. ---
**Author:** ![MM2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/mm2/32/3032_2.png) [@MM2](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MM2)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/withdraw-insulin-from-a-pod-pump-reservoir/5362/4 "2018-11-01T15:56:34Z")
> [@Omnipod: does PDM need to stay with me at all times?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-does-pdm-need-to-stay-with-me-at-all-times/5354/12): > > So much easier to only have a couple syringes to carry and not deal with vials of insulin. Easy is good. Agree! When I travel, I have a prefilled reservoir and syringe, with me at all times, in addition to what is in pump, and bottles of insulin. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/withdraw-insulin-from-a-pod-pump-reservoir/5362/5 "2018-11-01T16:03:35Z")
> [@Omnipod: does PDM need to stay with me at all times?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-does-pdm-need-to-stay-with-me-at-all-times/5354/13): > > Agree! When I travel, I have a prefilled reservoir and syringe, with me at all times, in addition to what is in pump, and bottles of insulin. > [@Omnipod: does PDM need to stay with me at all times?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-does-pdm-need-to-stay-with-me-at-all-times/5354/12): > > So much easier to only have a couple syringes to carry and not deal with vials of insulin. Easy is good. I use this mini syringe I made. Shortened and placed inside a little pencil led case, so it is protected. This one is only 3". Much smaller than carrying a full syringe, but still works in an emergency. Very easy to make! ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/2X/f/f9fa4c84cf78a59e9b2a4a20b540a8fa3c8fdddb.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![MM2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/mm2/32/3032_2.png) [@MM2](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MM2)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/withdraw-insulin-from-a-pod-pump-reservoir/5362/6 "2018-11-01T16:06:24Z")
> [@Omnipod: does PDM need to stay with me at all times?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-does-pdm-need-to-stay-with-me-at-all-times/5354/14): > > I use this mini syringe I made. Just as I suspected!! ---
**Author:** ![akline1448](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/65b543/32.png) [@akline1448](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/akline1448)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/withdraw-insulin-from-a-pod-pump-reservoir/5362/7 "2019-05-17T13:49:56Z")
I have an Omnipod. After removing the pod I insert the needle/syringe that comes with the pod. I turn the pod upside down and withdraw the insulin. I then put it the insulin back into my insulin bottle. ---
**Author:** ![daisymae](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/daisymae/32/1199_2.png) [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2019, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/withdraw-insulin-from-a-pod-pump-reservoir/5362/8 "2019-05-18T21:17:56Z")
> [@Thomas](#): > > Easy is good. yes, easy is always good 🤣 ---
**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:** [May 19, 2019, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/withdraw-insulin-from-a-pod-pump-reservoir/5362/9 "2019-05-19T12:05:22Z")
> [@akline1448](#): > > I turn the pod upside down and withdraw the insulin. I then put it the insulin back into my insulin bottle. @akline1448, we also reuse insulin from a pod with an early failure! We put it in the next pod. But I would be hesitant to put it back into a bottle. Long organic molecules have a nasty habit of chain reactions such as what you see with rancid oil: if you pour some rancid oil in a brand new (full) bottle of the same oil, very quickly all the new oil turns rancid. I would be somewhat concerned that this insulin, which, has already been at skin temperature for a while, might endanger or damage the rest. @Eric, who is, in general, less risk averse than me, has mentioned several times on the forum that he reuses insulin from a used pod only if it fails early, and not for two pods on a row. I like his rules. On the other hand, I know some people who reuse leftover insulin from a pod every time, into their next pod. I have not heard them mention any bad consequences so far 🙂