Hello! I have been “officially” disconnected from my Omnipod for 10 months. Lol!
Previously I had been a pumper for 17 years. Toward the end of my pump career, I learned a plan called “untethered pumping” which saved me time and time again from unexpected highs from bad sites, forgotten supplies, clogged tubing, etc…
Essentially the basal rate is split between an injection of long acting and the other half of your basal comes through your pump. This still allows for adjusting basal rates for monthly cycles, stress, etc. but a “just in case” and the luxury of bolus flexibility but the back up measure of some injected insulin.
This was also a mental/emotional thing for me at the time which was very helpful as I was getting “lazy” with diabetes.
There are some discussions in the forum…