Streamline Your Routine with Custom Foods

Guest Blogger
Category: Health and Wellness

By Ann Marie Schoenherr RN, BSN, CDCES, Matthew Schoenherr MS, ACSMEP, CDCES and Emily Byrne RN, BSN, CDCES

The writers of this blog, Ann Marie Schoenherr, Matthew Schoenherr and Emily Byrne are employees of Insulet Corporation. The authors’ opinion is their own. This article is informational only and is not a substitute for medical advice and/or services from a healthcare provider (HCP). This article may not be relied upon in any way in connection with your personal healthcare related decisions and treatment. All such decisions and treatment should be discussed with a healthcare provider who is familiar with your individual needs.

Managing diabetes takes planning, but with the Omnipod® 5 Custom Food feature, you can make everyday routines easier and more predictable. Starting something new as the summer wraps up? Looking to give your current routine a glow up? Custom Foods can help!

Whether you’re living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, you are an adult, caregiver or teenager, Custom Foods helps you save time and reduce mental load by storing carb information for your favorite meals, snacks, and go-to foods. That means less guesswork and faster bolusing, day after day.

Make Life Easier for the Whole Family

  • Parents with young children: You can review your child’s school breakfast, lunch, and snack menus and create Custom Foods based on what you anticipate your child will eat, or by specific food items. Tip: If you pack a lunch or snacks for work or school, you can do the same!

  • Teenagers and adults: Do you find that you eat some of the same things repeatedly? Save those favorite pizza or smoothie carb amounts in Custom Foods.

  • Athletes: Are you training for or participating in a specific event? Enter your carbs into Custom Foods for fast fuel at your fingertips.

  • Going to a birthday party or special event? Call in advance and find out what’s on the menu so you can enter it into Custom Foods.

Less Thinking About Diabetes, More Living

To learn how to create, edit, and use Custom Foods with your Omnipod 5 App on a compatible smartphone* or an Insulet-provided Controller, refer to the directions below or go to: https://www.omnipod.com/current-podders/resources/omnipod-5/faqs/mobile-apps/custom-foods.

If you would like further ideas or assistance on utilizing the Custom Foods feature, call our Product Support Team (available 24/7) at 1-800-591-3455.

*For a list of compatible smartphone devices, visit omnipod.com/compatibility.

The Omnipod® 5 Automated Insulin Delivery System is indicated for use by individuals with type 1 diabetes mellitus in persons 2 years of age and older and type 2 diabetes mellitus in persons 18 years of age and older. The Omnipod 5 System is intended for single patient, home use and requires a prescription. The Omnipod 5 System is compatible with the following U-100 insulins: NovoLog®, Humalog®, and Admelog®.

Available products subject to current insurance coverage and product indication for use. Insulet can only support onboarding for those customers within the product indication.

Refer to the Omnipod 5 Automated Insulin Delivery System User Guide and www.omnipod.com/safety for complete safety information including indications, contraindications, warnings, cautions, and instructions. Warning: DO NOT start to use the Omnipod 5 System or change settings without adequate training and guidance from a healthcare provider. Initiating and adjusting settings incorrectly can result in over-delivery or under-delivery of insulin, which could lead to hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia.

WARNING: SmartAdjust technology should NOT be used by anyone under the age of 2 years old. SmartAdjust technology should also NOT be used in people who require less than 5 units of insulin per day as the safety of the technology has not been evaluated in this population.

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