Whoa whoa whoa.
Ok so I did not know omnipod was working on this kind of upgrade.
I like the more modern interface, kinda t-slim-looking-ish, but I don’t like that I’d still have to carry a separate meter. And I’m not sure I like the idea of using my phone for diabetes management to begin with either (also considering whether to upgrade to a Dexcom G6 this year). Like, phones crash! They get dropped & break! Systems updates slow things down! Why would I want to mix my blood sugar numbers in with that? And why would I want another device to carry that looks like my phone but is just a readout for my insulin management?
Tell me that’s not going to be confusing for EMT’s in an emergency?
I dunno. I don’t like it at all.
Maybe if enough of us choose to stick with the old system they’ll have to scrap this new one & rethink the design.
I like the ability to be able to view the screen when outside! My current pdm cannot be viewed even with cloud coverage. It’s been a real problem. I have to carry around a towel or something just to view the screen.
My concern with the new version is that all the work done at the DIY group openaps for omnipod will not transfer with omnipod’s new Bluetooth protocol.
The biggest bummer of this new system is the lack of meter integration. Just bummer, bummer, bummer. Seems like going backwards in order to go forward, which would be more tolerable if the steps forward weren’t so painstakingly slow.
Years ago, I called and emailed them over and over, when I heard about this decision and it was still in the works. Told them what a bad idea this was. I talked to so many of their people, tried to get as high up the ladder as I could.
That’s what happens when a company has a bunch of non-D’s making decisions.
I looked through their board of directors. I don’t see any T1’s in there. I know the guy who started it was T1, but didn’t see any mention of it among their current board.
Makes a big difference.
Wow, you were a Senior VP of a major insurance company, or on the Board of Trustees of Joslin Diabetes, or a CEO of a pharmaceutical corporation. Great! But have you ever had to check your BG at 4am, or had to bolus when driving in the dark?
While I really love the integration feature, and it was a big selling point when OmniPod was first introduced, I think the choice was between keeping integration and taking steps to get closer to a loopable system by using the locked android device as a step before an unlocked device. If I’m recalling this correctly, I understand why they made the choice that they did. But perhaps this is an interpretation of information on my part that isn’t entirely accurate.
Eventually I am sure the goal is an actual phone you can bolus from. All of that sounds great.
But there are a lot of challenges to that. What happens if you receive a call during a bolus? Does using the diabetes app automatically and temporarily disable phone functionality and put it into airplane mode?
Also there are so many different versions out there. If it was on an actual phone, in order to get it approved would they need to test on all the different versions?
What about other apps on the phone? What if one app interferes with the bluetooth of the diabetes app?
Or if someone accidentally deletes their app?
The locked version of the Android is much easier for the company to support and get FDA clearance for than putting it on an unlocked and actual phone.
It all sound great to be able to do it. But the whole thing is tough. The locked down version is much easier for them.
I would not mind having one single dedicated diabetes device that did it all - insulin management (bolus and basal), BG testing, and CGM. If it wasn’t a phone, I wouldn’t care.
As it is now, when people leave the house they have phone (which includes CGM for most people), BG meter, and some pump or pen device.
Surprising that not a single pump company has yet to integrate all 3 into a single device.
Hey are you type 1 or 2? I’m T2 and looking to get to use the pharmacy benefit for omnipod as Medicare won’t pay for T2 pump on part B that’s why some like it on pharmacy
