Today is a happy day for fans of Insulet’s tubeless insulin pump system! The FDA has finally approved the next-generation OmniPod, which is 34% smaller, 25% lighter, and 16% slimmer — yet still holds same 200 units of insulin.
The new design will also feature a “pink slide insert,” that pushes a piece of pink plastic to be visible through a new, second window in the center of the Pod, to “help users verify that…
The folks at Insulet have very generously shipped me out an advance unit of their new color PDM. (I guess they just knew I’d be first on the upgrade list, and wouldn’t stop pestering them ’til I got one pronto.) I fired mine up last Wednesday afternoon, and have been happily playing with it since. Here are my impressions so far:
SIZE & SHAPE
The squared-off shape makes it feel more compact, although the unit…
We knew it was coming, but Insulet Corp. has been very tight-lipped about their new color-screen PDM (controller unit) for the OmniPod wireless pumping system. Well, off a tip from a reader I’ve discovered the new unit is available for pre-order starting today — and it’s looking good.
Reader Eric R. writes:
My local rep had plenty of details to share, but to me the highlights are:
1) Color screen
2) New companion software (for…