Hi All - Just wanted to hear if anyone has heard anything about these rumors/dates.
Insulet just had their earnings call. OmniPod 5 will enter limited release soon and general availability is expected for next year.
Here is info on the Patch pump, T:Sport
From tandem website.
Our next-generation hardware platform is referred to under its development name, t:sport. Approximately half the size of our t:slim X2 pump, the t:sport pump is being designed for people who seek even greater discretion and flexibility with the use of their insulin pump. We anticipate that t:sport will feature a 200-unit cartridge, an on-pump bolus button, a rechargeable battery, an AID algorithm, and a Bluetooth radio. We anticipate that t:sport will be our first insulin pump to support full pump-control from our mobile application, subject to FDA review and approval.
The T:sport was supposed to be released this summer, but itâs gotten pushed back to the end of the year now.
And for what itâs worth, itâs not 100% tubeless. It will still adhere to you like an Omnipod, and be even smaller⌠But itâs not disposable. Itâs supposed to be used with little 4-inch lengths of tubing to attach to whatever infusion set works best for you. You can choose steel or tephlon, and if using the latter, you can choose auto or manual insertion and a few different angle options.
I think the regular infusion site is far better than the pod.
The thing I didnât like about the pod was there are not options for sets. And I hate that you canât see it, you canât feel it.
This tsport seems like a real good hybrid, but we need to wait to see what it really looks like when it comes
I think the key difference is ability to remote bolus/operate pump and see pump info on phone. Hoping it would otherwise have similar options to tslim.
@Helmut I think you are on DIY Loop, right? If so, will you remain on Loop or switch to the OmniPod 5?
I would like to continue on DIY Loop, and I hope the Eros pods will continue to be available.
@Trying Currently OmniPod 5 has 2 downsides for me:
I will not be in a hurry to change over. There will be upside to OmniPod 5 too.
My best guess it that I will switch to OmniPod 5 sometime next year. I will make no effort to be first in line.
@Helmut I agree with your comments. I also have my range set to 80 and would not want to target a higher BG.
Iâm fine with Android though as I only use iPhone now for Loop. I was under the impression that their loop algorithm would run only on their locked down device which happens to be an Android OS. I thought this meant that it could not be used for anything other than for looping, meaning no additional apps could be installed nor could it be used as a cellular phone. I may be wrong though.
@Trying, the OmniPod 5 algo runs in the pod itself. No outside connection needed other than for adjustments and bolusing. For me no iPhone support is a deal breaker. I remember several times when I arrived at a restaurant and did not have the PDM with me. Not good. I drive a Tesla now for which my iPhone is the key. There is no way to forget the âPDMâ anymore. I am a perfectionist/minimalist. Little things like this are very important/appealing to me.
Omnipod might be back on my radar hearing that the 5 wonât require the secondary device (and knowing their looping system is coming). My T:slim and the upcoming T:sport both have âquick bolusâ buttons to allow incremental boluses without interacting with a screen. Will the 5 have anything like that?
I am pretty sure that OmniPod 5 will not have a âquick bolusâ button.
A âquick bolusâ button was high on my wishlist when I forgot to take my PDM with me. The clunky, pre-historic thing was too big and heavy to live in my pocket. Since I switched to DIY Loop in July 2019 I have not once forgotten to take my iPhone with me. My iPhone lives in my pocket. A âquick bolusâ button no longer makes the top 10 on my wishlist.