Showing posts with label OmniPod. Show all posts
Showing posts with label OmniPod. Show all posts

January 14, 2014

Ask Diane & Tony: Impact On Other Family Members

Our newest episode of the Ask Diane and Tony vlog series is up on Insulet's Suite D site.  In this segment Diane and I discuss how diabetes has impacted other members of our families.

If you have a free minute, take a look:



Thanks!


June 18, 2013

Got a awesome delivery today!!

These new OmniPods are tiny.  About 1/3 smaller in all dimensions!

Such cool technology, in such a compact and lite package.  The old style is in the packaging on the bottom, and the new one is on the top.




Thanks Insulet for getting these out!




I will get busy programming the new PDM later on today, and will provides more updates and pics over the next couple of days!

Love them!!!!

April 16, 2013





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March 11, 2013

What makes me tick....




Literally & figuratively.

Have a great one... and Keep Choppin!!

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January 3, 2013

If you have a minute check out my new post on the OmniPod Suite D blog about the first ever NC ADA Off-Road Tour de Cure event.




http://bit.ly/WgOevX

It was an amazing experience, and a great success!!! A VERY special thank you to my new friend Ryan Reed for coming out and speaking to everyone before the ride started.

Hopefully the event will continue to grow over the years, and will become defacto standard cycling celebration of the fall!!


Thanks to all the hard work put into this event by the staff at the UNC Chapel Hill North Forest, and the NC American Diabetes Assoc. that made this all happen.

Looking forward to next year already....... :)


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December 15, 2012

With the great news earlier this week about the FDA (finally) approving the next generation OmniPod system, my friends at Insulet sent me some photos of the new goods! I am totally stoked, and just couldn't wait to share the images and info!!  

It's easy to see that the new pod is smaller.  How much smaller? A lot!!




The new Pod is 34% smaller, 25% lighter and 16% slimmer (but still holds up to 200 units of insulin).
Same tubeless, waterproof system... just lighter and smaller.  Nice!!
The communication distance between the PDM and Pod during regular use has been increased.
I cannot wait!!  



Another cool feature is that the new Pods have a new feature called a ‘pink slide.’ When the cannula deploys correctly, it pushes a piece of pink plastic to be visible through a new, second window on the top of the pod’s surface.  Users can now use this together with the regular viewing window for added confirmation to investigate correct insertion when applying a pod.


There are some really awesome and useful changes to the PDM as well!

First, the PDM status screen now always shows details about your current insulin on board (IOB). Correction and meal boluses are used to calculate your IOB when the suggested bolus calculator is on. This is a great addition to the status screen.  


The new Pods will not work with an old PDM and vice versa.  Customers will receive a complete new System, including a new PDM. Insulet will be honoring existing warranties for current OmniPod users and simply switch out your System for a new one. Customers who are under a current warranty will not have to go through a new insurance benefits investigation.



The folks at Insulet will be contacting customers and giving them plenty of notice when it’s time for them to transition to the new system.  It should be a VERY EASY process.

For more information, and any new updates, check out http://www.myomnipod.com/newomnipod!! 

I cannot wait!!