The OmniPod

OK, so in my previous post, I talked very briefly about the new(ish) insulin pumping technology that I'm getting my grubby little mitts on this week called the OmniPod.  This is a fantastic pice of kit, IMO.  It comes in two parts -- a pod of insulin that you fill up with the rapid acting insulin of your choice, and what's known as a "personal diabetes manager" or "PDM" that sends commands to the pod.  The pod of insulin is basically taped onto your body, and when "primed" and activated, inserts a cannula under the skin, and stays there for three days.  Over that three days it delivers a continuous low-level stream of insulin to your body, rather like your own pancreas would.  When you eat, you tell the PDM you're going to eat, and it delivers the insulin you need for your food.  If your blood sugars go too high, you input your blood sugar and it calculates and gives you how much insulin you need to get your sugars down to normal.  Its essentially a semi-bionic pancreas, and because it attaches directly to your body, there's no need for tubing or anything like that.  My omnipod's supposed to arrive on Wednesday and really, I can't wait!  I'll be keeping you all updated. :)