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Insulet’s Second-Generation OmniPod Receives European Approval

Updated: 8/14/21 11:00 amPublished: 9/30/11
By Adam BrownKelly Close

Insulet recently announced that its second-generation OmniPod had received approval in Europe. Compared to the first-generation OmniPod, the new pod is approximately 40% smaller and 25% lighter – wow! Insulet will launch this second-gen pod in select European countries later this year, and Insulet remains hopeful for a US approval by the end of 2011. At EASD, we had the opportunity to see the new OmniPod for the first time. Overall, we were extremely impressed with how much smaller and thinner it was, while still holding just as much insulin - 200 units. Although we haven’t yet tested the new product, based on its size and weight alone, we believe it could expand Insulet’s market share and maybe even bring new pumpers into the fold. Anything that makes technology less intrusive – or, in this case, less bulky – has that potential. Insulet and Dexcom are also continuing to work on an integrated pump/CGM product that will use the second-generation OmniPod and Dexcom’s fourth-generation sensor. The companies are aiming to submit the product to the FDA in the first half of 2012, placing a possible approval date in late 2012. While we are disappointed this was delayed (see our NewNowNext in diaTribe issue #29), we are happy that the integrated product will have both the most updated sensor as well as newest pod. --AB/KC

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Adam Brown joined diaTribe in 2010 as a Summer Associate, became Managing Editor in 2011, and served as Senior Editor through 2019. Adam brings almost two decades of personal experience... Read the full bio »
Kelly L. Close is the founder and Chair of the Board of The diaTribe Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of people living with diabetes and prediabetes, and... Read the full bio »