omnipod 5 is now fda approved for type 1 diabetics the tubeless insulin pump dexcom d6 glucose
monitor and smartphone app that's all available now as of june 2022 as i'm making this video
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and finally fda approved this but we have been waiting for it it is unfortunately approved only
for type one right now age six and older it can be used for type two as well as long as your doctors
wants to get it done and if your insurance approves it which doesn't happen all the time
but it's also an amazing pump for type 2 diabetic patients now fda clearance of omnipot 5 was based
on a pivotal trial that actually found that only part 5 was safe effective and the most very good
clinical results in those trials children aged 6 to 13 improved their timing range from 52 percent
to 68 almost four more hours per day within range and their a1c went from 7.7 down to 7 and adults
on the other hand older adults especially their timing range went from 65 percent to up to 74
which is extra two hours per day in range there you won't see input from 7.2 to 6.8 on this pump
switch alone again both groups had much less time going about 180 milligram per deciliter
so omnipot five has three things first of all it's tubeless right it relies on an algorithm and it
can hold up to 200 units of reproductive insulin for three days number two it works with dexcom cgm
so again omnipot 5 mobile app comes pre-loaded and can be downloaded onto your phones and so forth
so it is an app that allows the smartphone to control your bazel and your bolus rates
now as you know all automated insulin delivery systems require an algorithm to allow the cgm
and pump to adjust that insulin dosing based on glucose levels now they call this smart
adjust algorithm and is built into the omnipot 5's pod which is the first automated insulin delivery
system actually with the algorithm integrated into the pump that allows the user to actually continue
to stay in the auto mode or automated mode even if the smartphone or controller loses battery
or loses connection and so forth now omnipod 5 again is the first automated insulin delivery
system with a pitch pump instead of a pump with tubes and and all that plus it has a smartphone
control as well now what the smart adjust does it automatically increases and decreases or even
causes insulin delivery every five minutes and they use a customizable glucose target protecting
against highs and lows and keeping glucose within range especially while sleeping but of course when
you're awake too but while you're sleeping it's a lot easier to control your blood sugars the user
can actually adjust their glucose target as well in 10 milligram per deciliter increments from 110
to 150 and that algorithm takes insulin on board into account so smart omnipot 5 has multiple modes
the automated mode basically automatically adjusts insulin delivery with the cgm in this case it's
dexcom but i think they are working with freestyle libre i think we saw libra 3 is coming so stay
tuned manual mode also delivers insulin at a pre-programmed rate regardless of cgm connection
so when your endocrinologist adjusts your pump or sets your pump even when there's no cgm data it
will still work with no problem if you're active you can actually set the glucose target to 150
and in this mode you know when you're exercising and and so forth when your insulin sensitivity is
different that will protect you from hyperglycemia because it's increasing your target so that it
doesn't really pump too much insulin they're connected to cgm and the pod via bluetooth and
the smart edges algorithm is in the pump so as a result even if the connection is lost system can
still run automatically even if the controller is or your phone dies out or whatever happens
you still have a pump attached to you so you know you're protected so is omnipot 5 available
well in the united states it's now available by prescription of course as of june 2022 since i'm
talking it right now in june 2022. what's the price for omnipod well omnipot 5 app is free
that's good but the port prescription cost will vary by your insurance so make sure you
talk to your insurance before you go out for a prescription now omnipot 5 will cost the same
as the omnipot dash so i don't see any reason why insurance will give you any problem there
so the coverage should be the same as well if you go to their website you can find maybe insurance
coverage list to see if your insurance covers that pump particularly for you now when we think about
why people don't adopt these technologies why people don't really want insulin pump etc why do
they not want more increase in time in range and achieve better outcomes and better quality of life
and so forth because i offer this to my patients a lot especially when they're already on insulin
and they cannot come off the insulin right well they people think that they're expensive they're
complex to use especially my older patients but omnipot really make it easy there's over 250 000
users right now and most of the time they love it people especially who are interested in tubeless
technology should try omnipod omnipot dash is actually free for 30 days so if
you get a prescription from your doctor you can actually upgrade that omnipot dash to omnipot 5
if you like the pump itself so that way you don't have to worry about you know spending money and
not liking it and so forth so what is new in the omnipod 5 well the integration with dexcom seven
it's not fda cleared yet and if the g7 is not cleared yet so uh they're working with abbott
for freestyle libre as well so there's a lot of things going on so i think omnipod is in the
right direction again this is not a sponsored video i just wanted to let you know guys that
omnipod is out there doing something good and we always support the technology and any company
that does good for diabetes i hope this video was helpful for you if you have any questions or
comments please feel free to leave them below i'll do my best to get back to you as soon as possible
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