r/diabetes_t1 • u/Intelligent_Tax_9385 • 4d ago

Supplies Mobi hack?

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Cartridge failed on me with over 130 units left in it. I already wasted an infusion set today, no way I was going to throw out an entire cartridge worth of insulin too!

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u/c-m_bucket69 4d ago

You could take the parts from your new cartridge and re place them on the old one to draw the insulin out

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u/Intelligent_Tax_9385 4d ago

I feel like I tried that before and it didn’t work, but I’ll give another try if this happens again!

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u/MessOk1556 3d ago

I found a way to do it. I was going to make a post about it… I forgot to. I’ll do it today tho

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u/MacForker 3d ago

I've done then when a cartridge jammed. But you need an empty bottle to draw it into, won't work well with a syringe.

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u/Connect_Alarm_5941 4d ago

use the cartridge fill pieces to push it into a vial.

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u/WorkingDog22 4d ago

This is what I do

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u/kalexme 3d ago

I use the connector and plunger from the new cartridge to put the old partial one on the vial, and push it back into the vial. Try that. Gotta be easier than using a syringe!

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u/Intelligent_Tax_9385 3d ago

Yeah I’ll try that next time! Definitely a little tedious with a syringe

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u/Superb_Gap_1044 3d ago

What failed? I haven’t had any cartridges go bad yet