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“I Need Insulin:” Omnipod® Helps Father with Type 2 Diabetes Overcome Fear of Needles

by Ginger Vieira

Podder™ Spotlight: On Broadway with Type 1 Diabetes

by Ginger Vieira

How the Omnipod® System Makes My Big Mountain Snowboarding Lifestyle Possible

Summer in the Pod Zones

Soakin’ in the Sun: Summer Tips for Protecting your Omnipod®

by Jillian Bowdring

Staying Podsitive – Kate’s Thoughts on Tokyo 2021

by Kate Hall, Sponsored Podvocate

Bridging the Gap: 4 Things I’ve Learned about Diabetes

By Jillian Bowdring, Insulet Marketing Intern

If anyone can adapt and shift and remain strong through this global crisis, it’s us – those of us who already live with the burden of managing diabetes.

Riding on Insulin Catches a Wave

Playing in the snow comes naturally to us, but being out on the ocean was an entirely new experience for our organization.

Supporting Innovation Makes Podder™ Maria Proud to Work at Insulet

In recognition of Diabetes Awareness Month, we’re highlighting members of the Insulet team who also use the Omnipod® System themselves, or care for a Podder™. Introducing, Maria!

A Podder™ Hero Among Us

In recognition of Diabetes Awareness Month, we’re highlighting members of the Insulet team who also use the Omnipod® System themselves, or care for a Podder™. Introducing, Brandy!

Give Your Tubed Pump the Summer Off with the Omnipod DASH™ System

Taking a pump vacation doesn’t have to mean going back to shots. With our commitment-free, no contract Omnipod DASH™ System, you can switch back to your regular tubed pump whenever you want! (But we don’t think you’ll want to.)

INSPIRING CURIOSITY: WHAT I LEARNED FROM EXPERIMENTING WITH MY DIET

In the (almost) 20 years I’ve lived with type 1 diabetes, I have always maintained that this struggle has given me more than it has taken from me. I know that my experience isn’t shared by everyone but type 1 diabetes has been the driving force in my life

MY BODY IS NOT MINE

Have you ever had one of those days? You wake abnormally high or low, you take a bolus to get your glucose down or suspend insulin delivery to bring it back up, and then the melee ensues.

INDEPENDENCE DAY AND FIRECRACKERS GALORE

Everyone has a secret favorite holiday. When you think of favorite holidays, the usual suspects come to mind. Christmas is the leader for most because of the decorations and the gifts. (Eggnog? Not so much.)

THEME PARK FUN, WITH DIABETES ALONG FOR THE RIDE

While so many people compare life with diabetes to a never-ending roller coaster ride, I’m proof that real-life roller coasters can be fun!

CARING FOR COLTON, ONE DAY AT A TIME

My son Colton is a two-year-old toddler with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Every morning we wake up planning another successful day in the logs. Yes, you read that correctly. I said logs, as in, blood sugar logs.

MANAGING DIABETES TOGETHER: WHAT PARENTS WANT MOST OUT OF THEIR PARTNERS

I asked parents, what was the #1 thing, dealing with diabetes, they would want from their spouse? The number one answer given by moms was that they wished their husbands would help more with their child’s diabetes management care.

MAKING THE GRADE: BACK TO SCHOOL WITH DIABETES

As a parent or caregiver of a child with diabetes, your back-to-school checklist includes more than a backpack, notebooks and writing tools. You also have to add visits to your child’s healthcare providers, forms to complete and more to the list.

GETTING HISTORIC: ONE MAN’S MISSION TO RUN A MARATHON IN ALL 50 STATES

On June 15, I packed two suitcases, one for me and one for my two daughters, Avery and Harper. Together, we drove from Charlotte, NC to the airport in Greenville, SC for the start of our summer vacation.