Omnipod and the bad publicity

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Permalink Reply by Dave   _ on April 1, 2009 at 1:32pm

AFAIK, MM is going to have a pod type pump out in the near "future". It will be all over for Insulet when that happens, seeing as many doctors recommend MM pumps and MM has the lions share of the market AND the fact that Insulet is losing money like a drunk at the craps table in Vegas.

Permalink Reply by Carly on April 1, 2009 at 3:30pm

do you have some underlying fued with the omnipod? you seem to trash it all over every forum... if you haven't used it yourself, why not let those who have give the facts?

this is not meant to be a personal criticism, just something I noticed and didn't understand. why can't we (different pumpers) get along =)

Permalink Reply by Dave   _ on April 1, 2009 at 3:55pm

excuse me, but I've never written anything that's not fact, so get off my back.

Instead of being overly sensitive to criticisms about the Omnipod, why don't YOU TELL ME what I've said that is either NOT factual, nor my OPINION. IF you can point out something I've said about the pod that is bogus, I will be GLAD TO ADDRESS YOUR COMMENTS. Otherwise, you need to deal with the facts of the matter as have come to light regarding Omnipods and Insulet. To wit: insulet is losing money dramatically--they will likely bite the dust if that keeps up. Omnipods have a higher than normal failure rate. Fact. Deal with it. Don't complain to me about me mentioning facts. Complain to Insulet.

Permalink Reply by Robin M on April 1, 2009 at 4:48pm

Dave, I'll have to admit that I would probably strongly consider switching to the MM pod. My insurance will cover MM at 80/20. Since Insulet is "out of network" It's a 60/40 deal for me. Until then, I'm going to keep my pod.

What does "AFAIK" stand for? I'm ignorant of much of the slang.

Permalink Reply by Robin M on April 1, 2009 at 4:50pm

Googled it.....

AFAIK= as far as I know

where is the manual for this stuff

Permalink Reply by Dave   _ on April 1, 2009 at 5:04pm

LOL! The more time you spend online in forums and chat rooms the more of the acronyms will become second nature. :) I've been online since 1996, when I began looking into getting myself an insulin pump. The net was indispensable for getting me up to speed on what I needed to know to make my decision to pump.

Permalink Reply by Dave   _ on April 1, 2009 at 5:06pm

that's a fair chunk of cash! My costs run just $22 for my portion of the Sure-t's, reservoirs and the occasional box of 34" SILS that I use just for their long tubing. That's at 20% copay.

Permalink Reply by grayce lou on April 1, 2009 at 6:20pm

though I've only had my pod for about 2 seeks I can say this:
- It's very easy to use
- Being tubeless is wonderful, but occasionally I forget that it's there and kock it around and the site gets tender
- I'm able to eat smaller meals more often throughout the day
- I use more than half of the insulin that I ws using with shots!

If Insulet were to ever go out of business, of course I would be extremely sad, but of course I would get another pump ASAP..



I don't know if this is totally dumb, but I was thinking that maybe later down the road I should try a pump with tubing.. I mean Me and Diabetes have to live with each other the rest of my life, so why not try out some more gadgets??

Permalink Reply by Dave   _ on April 1, 2009 at 6:53pm

That's not dumb at all. Besides, other companies will be making pod type pumps. the more choices the merrier! Since I would lose or misplace a PDM, I'm unlikely to want a pod type pump, but I won't say "never". For the time being, what I use works fine for me. Who knows what types of pumps we'll see in the coming years. The one thing I don't expect to see anytime soon is a true closed loop system. That's because insulin lasts too long in our bodies when injected under the skin. And I don't want an implanted pump, so that's not an option for me, should a closed loop pump be made that is implantable.

Permalink Reply by Cathy on April 1, 2009 at 7:30pm

LOL I think that is why I have chosen the animas ping for myself is that I misplace things so much that I would be able to have a pdm plus a way on the pump to give my bolus. I think it is fascinating that mm might be coming out with a pod type pump. I don't like the fact that I will have tubes. It feels a little scary for me right now. But I do think that the calorie king that is in the ping will help me with the carb counting. Hopefully at least.

Permalink Reply by Danielle on April 1, 2009 at 8:12pm

I will be honest, the idea of tubing scared me too. Especially coming from the Omnipod. My mom was even hesitant, and told me if I changed my mind, I had 45 days to return the MM and go back to the Pod.

My first thought was what I was going to do with all the tubing!

Once I was on the MM, I was hooked(no pun intended), and very, very happy with it. The tubing does not bother me at the least. I actually feel like there is less on me now, then I did with the Pod. I ride horses, and have dogs, and I was worried about the tubing in those situations...but no issues at all.

It really isn't bad!

Permalink Reply by Dave   _ on April 1, 2009 at 8:19pm

I doubt there is a single "jealous" non-pod pumper on this forum. That's a figment of your imagination and a very immature comment to boot.

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