Omnipod - Continuous Insulin Delivery System

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What is Omnipod 5?

The Omnipod 5 Automated Insulin Delivery System takes simplicity to a whole new level. If you feel like type 2 diabetes is taking control of your life, here’s your chance to take it back. Omnipod allows you to manage your blood sugar without multiple daily injections. Caring for a child with diabetes is an important job.

What is Omnipod?

Omnipod provides non-stop insulin delivery through a tubeless, waterproof* insulin pump called a Pod—all with no multiple daily injections. Get up to 3 days (72 hours) of continuous insulin delivery and freedom with these innovative features:

What is an Omnipod for diabetes?

The Omnipod is a tubeless insulin pump designed for people with diabetes. It delivers continuous, personalized insulin to help maintain blood sugar levels.

How does Omnipod work?

Omnipod provides non-stop insulin delivery through a tubeless, waterproof* insulin pump called a Pod—all with no multiple daily injections. Get up to 3 days (72 hours) of continuous insulin delivery and freedom with these innovative features: Wearable: Place the Pod almost anywhere you’d normally inject

How do Omnipod tubeless systems work?

Omnipod tubeless systems are made of two main components, the Pod and a smartphone-like Controller. The Pod is a small device that you fill with insulin and wear directly on your body. The Pod receives insulin delivery instructions from the Controller. It then delivers insulin into your body through a small, flexible tube called a cannula.

What is a OmniPod® insulin pod?

The tubeless, wearable disposable insulin Pod remains at the core of both Omnipod® Insulin Management Systems. The Pod is a small device that you fill with insulin and wear directly on your body, receiving insulin delivery instructions from the Personal Diabetes Manager (Omnipod DASH) or Controller (Omnipod 5).

What Is Omnipod

1. https://www.omnipod.com/what-is-omnipod
2. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/omnipod-for-diabetes
3. https://www.diabetes.org.uk/about-us/news-and-views/omnipod-5-first-tubeless-hybrid-closed-loop-system-now-available-uk
4. https://diabetes-support.org.uk/what-is-an-omnipod-for-diabetes/
5. https://www.healthline.com/diabetesmine/omnipod-5-tubeless-system
6. https://www.england.nhs.uk/2024/04/nhs-rolls-out-artificial-pancreas-in-world-first-move/
7. https://londondiabetes.com/type-1/insulin-pumps/omnipod-insulin-pump/omnipod-5/
8. https://jdrf.org.uk/news/omnipod-5-becomes-the-latest-hybrid-closed-loop-system-available-in-the-uk/

Omnipod Information

1. https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Omnipod-5-Quick-Tips-Patient-Guide-8.pdf
2. https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/our-services/patient-information-leaflets/paediatric-diabetes-guide-using-omnipod-5-children-and-young-people
3. https://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetic-products/pumps/omnipod-insulin-pump.html