# Tandem Mobi first impressions **URL:** \ **Category:** T1D Tech & Daily Management Support\ **Created:** [February 28, 2024, 11:47pm UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/tandem-mobi-first-impressions/73798 "2024-02-28T23:47:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.breakthrought1d.org/joe/32/2937_2.png) [@joe](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 11:47pm UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/tandem-mobi-first-impressions/73798/1 "2024-02-28T23:47:44Z")
@pamcklein and @Disco2 Just received the box today but I can’t start the pump because I don’t have infusion sets due to Caremark making a mess of a simple script First thing. It is small ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/jdrf/original/2X/6/6248ccc2b8da327670bf52ba888fd50ac448ac3b.jpeg) It’s very small ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/jdrf/original/2X/9/92bba31aa4c2e8d6ccccb86810a507caf018bfa7.jpeg) The biggest dimension is 2 inches ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/jdrf/original/2X/2/2fcdd716c6ba8b48b2deeb22da11a73015abb044.jpeg) It has a multifunction button that turns it on, turns it off, quick bolus, and I think acknowledges alarms ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/jdrf/original/2X/5/5ea35a30740b5bf65de0e4070006304cd0f36fbd.jpeg) It has no connections, no way to plug anything directly into it so it’s water proof IP28. And you charge it on a mag charger ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/jdrf/original/2X/3/394682c3191b2906334e8e57cca91c46172a9e78.jpeg) It has multifunction LED lights, 2 white steady means fully charged. There are 2 lights with multiple colors for various types of information The phone app controls it ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/jdrf/original/2X/9/99658d7123b901efe94f26629225a59437a509ab.jpeg) And it comes with a belt clip ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/jdrf/original/2X/f/f16ff440657789f50ce3261ac8e3481b60a714f3.jpeg) The clip isn’t well thought out but it works ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/jdrf/original/2X/f/fbee63d1cdd532543419b2ebf582a53fdd597f23.jpeg) I’ll post more about how it works in a few days. ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.breakthrought1d.org/joe/32/2937_2.png) [@joe](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/tandem-mobi-first-impressions/73798/2 "2024-02-29T00:07:48Z")
It comes with an “adhesive sleeve “ so you can wear it “omnipod” style with a short 5” infusion set. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/jdrf/original/2X/9/90b53286ea7e8dcaba5b083ea3296bb2e91f80c0.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.breakthrought1d.org/joe/32/2937_2.png) [@joe](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2024, 12:16am UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/tandem-mobi-first-impressions/73798/3 "2024-02-29T00:16:21Z")
you do NOT need your phone for Control IQ. It manages the CGM connection directly on the pump. If you enable “quick bolus” you can bolus for food (1 press = X grams carbs… or 1 press = Y units of insulin) so, unlike Pods, you aren’t in a pickle (right away) if your phone breaks. ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.breakthrought1d.org/joe/32/2937_2.png) [@joe](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2024, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/tandem-mobi-first-impressions/73798/4 "2024-02-29T00:18:20Z")
hahaha - you can press “find my pump” on the app if you (I don’t know who this applies to) lose your tiny pump it will make the pump beep. now that’s handy. ---
**Author:** ![6yGodsGr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.breakthrought1d.org/6ygodsgr/32/4636_2.png) [@6yGodsGr](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/6yGodsGr)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2024, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/tandem-mobi-first-impressions/73798/5 "2024-02-29T11:09:43Z")
Oh that is so small! Thanks for all the photos! Can’t wait for future updates. Hahaha love the “find my pump” beep. One of the reasons why I choose a tubed pump is because it seemed hard to loose 😆 ---
**Author:** ![6yGodsGr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.breakthrought1d.org/6ygodsgr/32/4636_2.png) [@6yGodsGr](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/6yGodsGr)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2024, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/tandem-mobi-first-impressions/73798/6 "2024-02-29T11:11:35Z")
The charging thing looks cool. FINALLY TANDEM HAS A WATERPROOF PUMP. Do you have to charge it with the tandem wireless charger or can you use an android or apple one too? ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.breakthrought1d.org/joe/32/2937_2.png) [@joe](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2024, 11:16am UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/tandem-mobi-first-impressions/73798/7 "2024-02-29T11:16:39Z")
Hi @6yGodsGr the magnetic base has a specific sized inductor. Other bases might work but you have to be very close to the right size for the pump to charge. The pump beeps or vibrates and the LED light up when you have it in the right spot for charging. ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.breakthrought1d.org/joe/32/2937_2.png) [@joe](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2024, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/tandem-mobi-first-impressions/73798/8 "2024-02-29T11:20:38Z")
Hi @6yGodsGr well Tandem still says to take it off for swimming but IP28 is the same rating as Omnipod which says you do not have to remove the pod for swimming. The tandem pump will fail underwater if the reservoir (cartridge) seal wears out. ---
**Author:** ![Tlholz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.breakthrought1d.org/tlholz/32/5473_2.png) [@Tlholz](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/Tlholz)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2024, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/tandem-mobi-first-impressions/73798/9 "2024-02-29T18:43:21Z")
@Joe Great reviews so far! Will be good to hear from you on the performance and any issues that develop. Can you explain a bit more about your comment the clip wasn’t thought through? ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.breakthrought1d.org/joe/32/2937_2.png) [@joe](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2024, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/tandem-mobi-first-impressions/73798/10 "2024-02-29T19:22:00Z")
sure @Tlholz I don’t like the clip, you have to push the pump from the bottom or top (very awkward) and is works by friction. You cannot refill the pump with the clip on, nor can you charge the pump with the clip on. It surely seems like an afterthought and not something well planned. Good news it the pump is tiny and very light. I will fit completely into the “change pocket” of your blue jeans. so it is unlikely that I’ll even use the clip, or if I do, I will use it intermittently and it wont be too much of a bother. ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.breakthrought1d.org/joe/32/2937_2.png) [@joe](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2024, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/tandem-mobi-first-impressions/73798/11 "2024-02-29T19:23:46Z")
I fixed my infusion set order so I’ll have operating comments in 2 weeks. ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.breakthrought1d.org/joe/32/2937_2.png) [@joe](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/tandem-mobi-first-impressions/73798/12 "2024-03-01T16:05:33Z")
@bsteingard I am putting my notes in this thread ---
**Author:** ![987jaj](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.breakthrought1d.org/987jaj/32/5473_2.png) [@987jaj](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/987jaj)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/tandem-mobi-first-impressions/73798/13 "2024-03-01T16:51:33Z")
If anyone works in a secure zone, the MOBI and the Insulet Omnipod 5 designs reequire “controllers”. They will not pass secuirty muster. OP5 controller is a limited cellphone. The camera & microphone, although deactivated in software, are fully functional. The presence of a camera & microphone exclude them from SCIF type security worksites. The same is true of MOBI. It does have a smart bolus button, but otherwise depends on a phone to control making it unsuitable for secure workspaces. It should be noted, security overrides ADA accommodation in these two cases. ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.breakthrought1d.org/joe/32/2937_2.png) [@joe](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/tandem-mobi-first-impressions/73798/14 "2024-03-01T17:33:50Z")
Mobi does not have a locked down controller. It’s a phone application (exclusively right now) so yea, probably not allowed in FBI facilities, Military bases, nuke subs, NSA black sites, etc. ✅ agree. The (all pumps all makes and models) pump isn’t XP rated either, so when I am in a Class I or II electrically hazardous classified area I do have to take my pump off When I’m working near supercooled conductors, I also have to take my pump off because of the high Tesla radiation exposure. The last 2 things actually happen to me occasionally. I don’t have security issues though. ---
**Author:** ![hanavank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/71e660/32.png) [@hanavank](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/hanavank)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2024, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/tandem-mobi-first-impressions/73798/15 "2024-03-04T01:03:05Z")
It looks a bit clunky, so hope to hear on that too. ---
**Author:** ![808IUFan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.breakthrought1d.org/808iufan/32/4734_2.png) [@808IUFan](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/808IUFan)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2024, 3:44am UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/tandem-mobi-first-impressions/73798/16 "2024-03-04T03:44:27Z")
Caremark is a joke no matter what your prescription is and I would encourage everyone to file a complaint with your state’s Department of Health. They violate just about every Commercial Insurance and Medicare, which I have, rule. Medicare says they are aware of the illegal practices but just do not have the manpower to do anything about it. We must make noise or they will get even worse. ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.breakthrought1d.org/joe/32/2937_2.png) [@joe](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2024, 12:13pm UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/tandem-mobi-first-impressions/73798/17 "2024-03-04T12:13:00Z")
Oh I yelled at them and then needed a supervisor but my infusion sets are now on the way with complementary overnight shipping. All good. I don’t generally like mail order pharmacy but I’m playing by my company plan rules. ---
**Author:** ![Tlholz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.breakthrought1d.org/tlholz/32/5473_2.png) [@Tlholz](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/Tlholz)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/tandem-mobi-first-impressions/73798/18 "2024-03-04T14:38:58Z")
@987jaj I’ve often wondered what folks working in SCIFs have had to do…whether there was some exception or treatment possible, other than relying on MDI! As most of the security requirements haven’t advanced in donkey’s years, I presumed MDI, a pre-established basal, or on device button controlled bolus was about the limit. I used to work in those environments and presumed I was “lucky” to be dx’d late in life after retiring from those environs! I suspect I wouldn’t be on Loop or other AID system due to the RF needs which are passively or actively suppressed in many work areas and most devices depend on a cheap cell phone with camera, mic, or other RF system. Seems particularly job limiting of a wide swatch of work positions for many T1/T2s! ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.breakthrought1d.org/joe/32/2937_2.png) [@joe](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/tandem-mobi-first-impressions/73798/19 "2024-03-04T15:14:04Z")
its the same “size” as an omnipod, but the sleeve is not something I am interested in. I will very likely not wear it that way. ---
**Author:** ![987jaj](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.breakthrought1d.org/987jaj/32/5473_2.png) [@987jaj](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/987jaj)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/tandem-mobi-first-impressions/73798/20 "2024-03-04T19:03:09Z")
The rules for SCIF & pumps are simple. There is a TINY loop hole for Bluetooth for CGM ↔ Pump, if it can be proven by manufacturer certificate & local security inspection there are no cameras or microphones on the devices. So far the only companies doing this are Tandem & Dexcom. Omnipod, which I was wearing, will not even discuss SCIF security. The ADA-law has a provision for security settings. So, trying to play the ADA-law card is worthless. It is a problem area. Thankfully, the Tandem pump has a touch screen for 100% operation. [Next page](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/tandem-mobi-first-impressions/73798.md?page=2)