Hello Everyone! A question about not wasting insulin on a 780G reservoir

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TaterTot13

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Hi, I'm new here, hope you are all doing well. I am relatively new to the Medtronic 780G pump system after switching over from 2 years on Omnipod Dash. Seeing as I cannot afford insulin replacement if any is wasted, could I use roughly the last 30-50 units of one vial of insulin, plus the rest of the 100 units needed from another vial? Not exactly sure of what to do, and speaking with a customer service rep was very confusing. As long as I fill the reservoir with the needed 100 units with the same type of insulin obviously, it should be ok right? And if so, how do I do that ?
Any tips, ideas, or info would be much appreciated. Thank you!
 
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From reading this, I assume you want to fill the resevoir with the remaining Insulin from an almost empty vial and then top it up with more from another vial?

I do this all the time personally and have never found it to be problematic, as long as the insulin is still in date and good to use. I just pull the blue needle top off of the first vial I've filled from (Instead of separating it from the resevoir) and pop it onto another vial and continue filling.
 
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If you are talking pump vial/cartridge

On the 780 I just allow the vial to run out before I change

Also you can change just the cannula or just the cartridge so I do that sometimes

If you are talking the vial from pharmacy

Then yes I do take the last 100 and then fill from a new vial
 
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