In the News... Dexcom G7 Release Date, Omnipod Eros Discontinued, Best Age to Screen for T1D and more!

It’s In the News, a look at the top stories and headlines from the diabetes community happening now. This week, Dexcom sets a US release date for the G7, we find out whether Tandem will be a Tidepool Loop partner now that Insulet and Medtronic are out, Omnipod Eros to be discontinued, a new study says there's a better age to test kids for type 1, a new smart insulin pen sensor can also be used to track dosing of GLP-1 medications, a new twist in the Faustman study of the TB vaccine to treat diabetes, the Sims 4 update brings CGMs to the game and more.

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Hello and welcome to Diabetes Connections In the News! I’m Stacey Simms and these are the top diabetes stories and headlines happening now
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Learning a bit more about the Tidepool pump partnership, at least who it won’t be. When Tidepool Loop approval was announced last month, it came without the original pump partners, Omnipod and Medtronic. CEO Howard Look said they do have a pump partner but that they’re not ready to announced yet. I spoke to Tandem for next week’s episode and they say its’ not them. Quote “That’s not part of our roadmap, it’s not an integration we’re working on.”
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Insulet announces it will discontinue the original Omnipod system. In a letter to healthcare professionals, the company says the system, referred to as Eros or Omnipod Classic will be discontinued at the end of this year. It’s no longer available to new patients and existing customers will be transitioned to Dash or Omnipod 5. I’ll link up the letter in the show notes.
“Dear healthcare professionals,
We have made the decision to discontinue the original omnipod insulin management system in the us after December 31 2023. This system is often referred to omnipod eros or omnipod classic.
Insulet will continue to support the omnipod system throughout this year to allow existing patients ample time to transition to newer omnipod technology such as Omnipod dash or Omnipod 5. please note this product is no lo