The OmniPod Insulin Management System provides Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion (CSII) therapy, an intensive insulin therapy for diabetes that is often called insulin pump therapy. CSII therapy mimics the action of a healthy, insulin-producing pancreas, which releases precise amounts of rapid-acting insulin in response to the body’s need for insulin around the clock.

In CSII therapy, you use a medical device such as the OmniPod System to deliver precise amounts of rapid-acting insulin through a small, flexible tube (cannula) that you insert every few days into the tissue underneath the skin (subcutaneous tissue). The device provides two types of insulin delivery to help you manage your body’s need for insulin:

• Basal insulin delivery, a small amount of insulin delivered continuously at a programmed rate to cover your body’s ‘background’ need for insulin between meals and overnight, and
• Bolus insulin delivery, additional insulin delivered on demand to cover meals or snacks, or to help bring down a high blood glucose

Your healthcare provider can help you to figure out your basal and bolus insulin needs. And, as with any therapy for diabetes, you'll need to check your blood glucose on a regular basis to make sure you're staying on target.

• No painful injections
• Precise insulin dosing
• Freedom to eat, exercise and sleep as you please
• Better blood glucose control [1]
• More stable blood glucose [1]
• Lower doses of insulin [1]
• Fewer blood glucose 'lows' (hypoglycemia) [2]