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Permalink Reply by johnnyjumpstart on January 26, 2012 at 3:37pm

Sounds great to me except I try to avoid any product made in China.

Permalink Reply by Jim on January 27, 2012 at 8:13am

I can only assume that you use no electronic devices at all since they are almost exclusively manufactured in China, as I'm sure the current generations of pods is.

Permalink Reply by Knox's Dad on January 31, 2012 at 10:47am

Are you using the Omnipod system? Check the "Made In" info on the boxes .... yes sir they are "Made in China" . This is not new as thy have been coming from China for a number of years now. I wish you success on your Omnipod.

Permalink Reply by dynamutt on January 26, 2012 at 3:41pm

i hope they have figured out how to make gen 2 more reliable than gen 1.

Permalink Reply by Mark on January 27, 2012 at 9:54pm

That's fantastic! Can't wait for the new pods!

Permalink Reply by Jgos on January 28, 2012 at 6:18pm

Thats great - they where talking March for Europe. Cant wait. Dont forget guys all our current Pods come from China !

Permalink Reply by Will D on January 30, 2012 at 9:35am

Man! China! That's no good.

Permalink Reply by Herman on January 30, 2012 at 11:03am

Flextronics is the company who produces the pods. The have made the proces cheaper so we can use the pods. The majority of the owners is ...... American companies http://www.flextronics.com.

Permalink Reply by Seth on January 31, 2012 at 11:03am

It is a publicly traded company trades under the ticker FLEX. It is a contract manufacturer they make many OEM parts for many companies. Insulet stopped the production of pods a few years ago.

Some of the first quality issues with pods were due to the fact that Insulet tried to save some money on the battery. The swapped a certain material which caused many failures. I forget the exact material but it was Insulet trying to increase margins. Remember this is a for profit company and we are their customers. Insulet went to Flex because they could produce the same product cheaper in China than Insulet could in Mass. where they are located.

Permalink Reply by marty peters on February 16, 2012 at 11:48pm

What is the difference between 'made in China' and "assembled in China'? My new shipment of pods says assembled.

Permalink Reply by Don on February 22, 2012 at 11:32am

I'm hearing that a significant portion of pod failures occur during insulin fill and priming. This seems like such a fixable issue and hopefully Insulet has addressed this in the new pod design.

Permalink Reply by Jaybear on February 22, 2012 at 3:10pm

Amen. I remember when I first signed up for OmniPodding in 2009, and I was told by the Insulet sales reps that smaller pods along with Dexcom integration were "coming soon." I have now learned that "coming soon" means three years. I guess "coming soon" meant even longer on the Dexcom integration.

I love my OmniPod and would never go back to a tubed pump, but I think Insulet should have done a better job tempering my expectations.

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