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Merge pull request #893 from ebouchut/doc/omnipod_activation_timing
📝 Add Pod priming and start delays to Omnipod FAQ page
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![img/paperclip.jpg](img/paperclip.jpg){width="500"}
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{align="center"}
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## What Are the Pod Priming and Start Delays?
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- You have 2 hours after you fill the Pod with insulin to do a successful prime (this happens when you tap on `Pair Pod` on the Omnipod screen)
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- You have 1 hour after the prime completes to insert the cannula
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If you exceed these time limits, the pod becomes useless.
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!!! info "Omnipod User Manual on Pod Start Delay"
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page 85:
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> **Note**: After filling the Pod, continue to the next step immediately.
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> If two hours pass before activating the filled Pod, the Pod becomes unusable.
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page 86:
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> **Note**: After activating, the Pod beeps every 5 minutes until you apply it.
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> If you do not apply it and do not begin insulin delivery within 60 minutes after activating, the Pod becomes unusable.
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Window | Delay
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--- | ---
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Filling to Priming | 2 Hours
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Priming to Canula Insertion | 1 Hour
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Below is a *state diagram* that will give you a more **visual** representation.
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```mermaid
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stateDiagram-v2
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state 2h_timeout_reached <<choice>>
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state 1h_timeout_reached <<choice>>
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filled: Pod Filled
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primed: Pod Primed
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inserted: Pod Canula Inserted
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2h_window: 2-Hour Window
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2h_timeout: Exceeded 2-Hour Limit?
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1h_window: 1-Hour Window
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1h_timeout: Exceeded 1-Hour Limit?
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pod_useless: Pod is Useless
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[*] --> filled
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filled --> 2h_window
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state 2h_window {
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[*] --> 2h_timeout
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}
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2h_window --> 2h_timeout
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2h_timeout --> 2h_timeout_reached
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2h_timeout_reached --> pod_useless: Yes
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2h_timeout_reached --> primed: No
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primed --> 1h_window
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state 1h_window {
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[*] --> 1h_timeout
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}
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1h_timeout --> 1h_timeout_reached
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1h_timeout_reached --> pod_useless: Yes
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1h_timeout_reached --> inserted: No
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inserted --> [*]
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```
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!!! tip "What to do if the Pod becomes useless?"
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- Be sure to [break the sound card connection](#what-do-you-do-to-stop-a-screaming-pod) before discarding the Pod - it will scream after 80 hours, if not sooner.
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- Be sure to move the old Pod far away before attempting to pair a new Pod.

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