Omnipod 5 iPhone App Explained

I got a demo of the Omnipod 5 iPhone app from Insulet! This is not sponsored. Follow along as she shows me how the app's Custom Food feature works, how to bolus and view glucose readings, and more! The app is in Limited Market Release and being tested by a select group of people - including me (stay tuned for more)!! Are you going to use the iPhone app when it releases or would you prefer to use Dexcom G7? Drop your thoughts in the comments ⬇️

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*DISCLAIMER: This podcast is not medical advice. Always consult with your doctor before making changes to your health care.*

This video is NOT sponsored. Insulet did not pay me or ask me to make this video. That said, I do work with Insulet on sponsored content and am an Omnipod user.

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Chapters:
Omnipod 5 iPhone App - 00:00
Omnipod Homescreen - 02:09
Custom Foods & Bolus - 5:26
Bolus Calculator - 6:53
Alerts & History Tabs - 8:01
Activity Feature - 9:37
App Release - 10:20

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[ericv]

I just downloaded the app for the iPhone. I will say it again, you are the best education I've seen. You ask, and answer, the questions I find important. I get smarter when I listen to you. I've been dealing with type one for 49 years. I'm lucky because I've remained pretty healthy. I like the obvious lesson you teach - you are in shape. Great message to your fellow diabetics - exercise. At 63 I'm not the biggest fan of getting off my butt and doing exercise but it will allow you to live longer. Brothers and sisters, find something you enjoy to do. Walking, paddle boarding, pickle ball, whatever. You will live better/longer. Exercise, of any sort, will radically improve your body's response to this crappy disease. My mother passed at 92 as a type one. She had few serious complications and lived independently until the end. Never wore a pump but had a Dexcom. We would joke that she never walked anywhere - she ran. You are a service to your fellow humans with this great content.

[unclejonga]

There is simply no excuse. This should be available for a worldwide release on iOS. It’s been years overdue. Also, should be compatible with the G7 for the start. The G6 is old tech & the G7 is what the Omnipod 5 needs to support.

[mmancuso]

Thank you Justin for this valuable and informative update. Keep us posted as soon as the App is released.

[DougDoNascimento]

This is the best video I've seen in the past six months. Thank you so much for creating this! It gives me so much to be excited about, and I've been waiting for something like this for so long. Truly, thank you!

[denniseisenstein]

I have been using the app for 4 PODS and i love it. Now we are waiting on the G7. Converting was a piece of cake. Thanks Insulet. 3:08

[dougfabrizio]

Just got the app and I'm revisiting this, thanks again Justin!! Here's one thing I don't know how to do and I'm curious if it's possible....can we create a widget to see it on the lock screen? After moving away from my PDM, I now realize how much I relied on being able to see IOB from the lock screen, so I'm wondering if we can set that up on IOS.

[지-z]

🧡 😊 I think Omnipod should put more icons and emojis and make it more friendly to users to understand and see the screen clearly
and better visibility.

[bonnierainey]

I just did my first bolus with the iPhone app. It’s so nice that I don’t have to carry the controller around anymore!

[TibbyTeddy]

Just watching this makes me excited for omnipod working with g7 and I am in the Apple environment I am type 2 diabetic and love the show

[mgerardthompson]

Thanks, Justin. This was very helpful!

[rowenarb]

Thank you for the preview! I just expected the iPhone app to look exactly like the controller app. It looks like they made some great improvements like the better graph. I always hated having to go back and forth from my Dexcom app on my iPhone to my Omnipod controller to make bolus decisions. I’m super excited to not have to carry two devices anymore! Can’t wait!

[d.newsome]

On the PDM the status delivery meter basically makes it so that you have to wait for the full delivery before you can do anything else. It looked like the status delivery bar on the iPhone app doesn't interfere with the other functions of the app. Hope I'm right. Also... I have been living exclusively in manual mode with good results, so I assume that I'll be able to do the same on the new iPhone app and continue using my G7 CGM. It will be nice not to have to carry around that damn PDM AND my iPhone.

[thehustle]

Can’t wait to use it for the g6 and then can’t wait to upgrade to the smaller profile with the g7

[DavidCastro-rl]

I would like to see an accurate amount of insulin left on the pump… not just 50+

[civickyd]

Love the video and the information learned here. <Rant> Rant I feel like Insulet should have had the app released at the beginning of the year. Not supporting G7 at launch is another kick in the teeth. Now I have to decide between moving to the iOS app whenever that's actually released or migrating to the G7 which will save me money. Also doesn't help that we're supposed to get an update to their PDM in 10ish days that adds support for G7 so it's a step back in technology either way. I work in tech and get product launch delays but this is nuts. </Rant>

[ConnieStanley-forp]

I have one more G6 then I'm upgrading to the G7 for various reasons. I loop with BC Diabetes so I do see a lot of similarities in what I already have with my looping although they're not fully integrated my G6 and Omnipod Dash is pretty close! Hoping that will continue with the G7. Thanks - always helpful vids.

[nrheico]

You don’t have to switch unless carrying a PDM is a hard no. I’m getting the new G7 pods at the end of July.

[joshmedeiros]

After years of anticipation, now that it'll probably be released by end of year, I'm not even excited about it anymore. It's almost literally just the same as using the PDM (aside from the food feature, which I don't see myself using much). And it won't be compatible with G7. Probably will still have to wait another year + for that compatibility. I feel like they intentionally don't answer questions regarding its release date as they know the general public won't be pleased with their answer and they don't want the public's reaction to reflect the company in a negative way. People are already very displeased with how they've handled this app development and how insanely and absurdly long it has taken. My guess is that the G7 compatibility has yet to be submitted to FDA, then we have to wait months for that, then again go through another round of LMR testing. Yeah, it'll be a long while still. At least that's my thoughts. I do hope I'm wrong I am wrong though and happens sooner rather than later.

[fdprincess]

Question for you Justin, can you ask them for a timeline on launching this for the G7 or do you have an idea? Or are we all going to rush back to the G6 and find out it's going to be 3 months. Omnipod has not been very good at communicating their intentions.

[mnorman]

I love that the history button is now conveniently at the bottom of the main screen. I constantly reference the History Detail screen of the PDM app, but it's very annoying to navigate to. I doubt I'll ever use the saved foods feature. It seems very gimmicky to me. I'm sure it was an easy feature to add to the app, and I'm sure it'll be useful for some people, but I prefer to just guesstimate a carb number and be done with it.