Welcome to Pod University!
Life with type 1 diabetes can feel overwhelming at times. There’s a lot to learn when it comes to managing your health or the health of a loved one.
Pod University is your digestible digital diabetes hub. It’s designed to give you support and guidance on a range of topics - wherever you are on your journey.
Pod University: Start Here
Diabetes Technology
Diabetes technology has developed a lot over recent time. Here, you can learn more on how to manage your diabetes with technology, what the current options are, how the technology works and future developments in diabetes technology. These modules aim to help build up your knowledge and understand what might be the best option for you.
What is an Insulin Pump?
Are you thinking about using an insulin pump to manage your diabetes? There’s a lot to consider, and terms like ‘patch pump’ and ‘closed-loop’ might be new to you. Let’s find out what an insulin pump is, and how insulin pump therapy works!
What are CGMs and FGSs?
You may have heard of ‘flash glucose sensors’ (FGS) or ‘continuous glucose monitors’ (CGM), but what do these devices actually do?
Automated Insulin Delivery
Automated Insulin Delivery (AID) is revolutionising the way people manage their type 1 diabetes. Let’s find out what it’s all about.
Tech Discussion Guide
Accessing advanced diabetes technology – an insulin pump, a continuous glucose monitoring system, or a hybrid closed-loop system – can feel complicated. This guide aims to answer some common questions and to support you in discussing your personal situation with your diabetes care team.
Omnipod® 5 and Dexcom G6
Omnipod 5 is the first tubeless automated insulin delivery (AID) system, or hybrid closed loop system, to integrate with the Dexcom G6 continuous glucose monitor for people living with type 1 diabetes, aged 2 and above.
Pod Therapy
Pod Therapy is an innovative, intuitive kind of insulin management method. A personalised alternative to traditional insulin pumps and multiple daily injections. In this category you will find everything you need to know about Pod Therapy.
What is Pod Therapy?
In this module we find out more about Pod Therapy with Omnipod®. Pod Therapy, like pump therapy, offers the benefit of providing continuous insulin delivery, and does so through a tubeless Pod.
Podder® Prep
If, with the help of your healthcare team, you have decided on the Omnipod system, here are some helpful tips before you get started.
Your first few days as a Podder
If you are new to Omnipod, we know that changing therepy can be overwhelming. Here you can find some information to support you in your Omnipod journey.
Pod Placement Guide
This module is designed to help you better understand exactly where and how to best wear each Omnipod Pod and includes basic guidance and some additional tips to help you get the most out of each 3-day* wear!
Back To School with Omnipod
When your child has diabetes, getting their care team at school up to speed on their management plan can be an important part of your back-to-school checklist.
General Diabetes
Diabetes 101 at your fingertips – in these modules we provide straightforward, research-backed information about diabetes. If you are newly diagnosed, or a loved one or friend has just been diagnosed, these modules are a good first step for helping to build a foundational knowledge of all-things diabetes.
Understanding type 1 vs type 2 diabetes
Type 1 and type 2 diabetes are the two main types of diabetes. They both affect the way the body processes glucose, but there are big differences in the conditions themselves, as well as in how they are treated.
Travelling with Type 1 Diabetes
Travel is an exciting part of life, and living with type 1 diabetes shouldn’t stop you saying yes to adventure - especially with Omnipod® at your side!
All about hyperglycaemia
Hyperglycaemia, or high blood glucose, can affect people living with type 1 diabetes. A person’s blood glucose will inevitably go out of range sometimes, but left untreated it can cause health problems.
All about hypoglycaemia
This module is designed to help you understand the signs, symptoms and treatments for hypoglycaemia, or ‘hypo’ as it’s often referred to.
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General Diabetes
Diabetes 101 at your fingertips – in these modules we provide straightforward, research-backed information about diabetes. If you are newly diagnosed, or a loved one or friend has just been diagnosed, these modules are a good first step for helping to build a foundational knowledge of all-things diabetes.
- Blood Sugar Levels: Explained
Nutrition
Nutrition plays a pivotal role in daily life. Fortunately, it doesn't have to revolve around diets or quick fixes. Instead, focusing on healthy eating and understanding the connection between nutrition and diabetes can bring joy, confidence, and empowerment.
- Nutrition and Type 1 Diabetes: What Can I Eat?
- Understanding Carbohydrates in Diabetes Management
- Healthy Fats and Type 1 Diabetes
