Omnipod® 5 Simulator 12+

It’s been far far too long now and still no iOS app. It’s now well past the 100 required decision days from the FDA since Insulet claims they have submitted it to the FDA. It’s a utter joke and failure on Insulet’s part. Then they play the silent game by hiding behind auto generated blanket ata menus and act time any body asks about updates to a release date. Very frustrating!

We’re currently leveraging DIY Looping and contemplating a switch to the O5 system and love how this app gives us the ability to understand the interface and setting adjustments before making the plunge. I understand the negative reviewers frustration that the iOS app isn’t live but that doesn’t reflect on the training tool this simulator provides end users. For T1’s themselves the app would be a huge improvement. For caregivers, the launch of the View and Display apps would be amazing. We’re currently used to being able to get NightScout data and Omnipod View would help give us some of that comfort. I’m hopeful that Insulet will launch fully supported iOS apps in the near future!

I am a diabetes educator and this app is very, very helpful when I am on the phone with patients helping them make changes in their Omnipod. There are a few suggestions I have that would make this app more efficient. When I start using the app in the every day use option I do not want to have to simulate starting a new pod. This causes the patient to have to wait for me while I tap through this. Also, in the initial set up, I would like if the pre-populated things would be taken out. This way I could actually enter in the same things that the patient is entering while they’re entering it. So I will see exactly what they see.