The Insulet OmniPod Goes Abroad

The staff here at diaTribe has had many great things to say about the OmniPod the disposable “patch pump” from Insulet. Our editor-in-chief, Kelly Close, has been a longtime user of the OmniPod (see Test Drive from diaTribe #4 and #16), and we’ve been following the company through many issues of the newsletter. This month, we’re happy to report that Insulet has agreed to work with the Swiss diabetes company Ypsomed to sell the OmniPod overseas. The launch is planned for this June in France, Germany, and the UK – sales in Australia, Belgium, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Netherlands will be starting in the second half of the year, and in China during 2011. The OmniPod will join Ypsomed’s very strong “mylife” line of diabetes products. This is great news for anyone in these countries who’s interested in patch pumps. It’s always encouraging to see a new diabetes product like the OmniPod flourish, and we’ll bring you more updates as the company’s progress unfolds. --BM