Omnipod® 5 HCP:
Dexcom G7 FAQs

We're so excited to announce that we have started the initial launch of the Omnipod® 5 with Dexcom G7 integration. Omnipod 5 with Dexcom G7 is available today for your patients who are new to Omnipod. The new Omnipod 5 Pods compatible with Dexcom G6 and G7 have the same NDC as the Pods compatible with Dexcom G6 only, and therefore, should maintain the great insurance coverage your patients are experiencing today. To ensure your patients get the right Pod that works with the Dexcom G7 CGM, the new Pods are only available through ASPN pharmacies so that retail pharmacies can move through the remaining inventory of the Pods compatible with Dexcom G6 only.

Next month, current Omnipod 5 users will receive the free software update to their Controller or compatible smartphone. This update will enable integration with the Dexcom G7 CGM. To ensure continuity of access to the new Pods, we recommend they continue to use their Pods and Dexcom G6 supplies with the new software, until the new Pods are broadly available at their preferred pharmacy.

*For a list of compatible smartphones visit omnipod.com/compatibility

For patients new to Omnipod® 5:
Please send both the Intro Kit and Refill Pods E-Rx to ASPN Pharmacies. ASPN will ensure your patients receive the new Pods that are compatible with both Dexcom G6 and G7. Please reference the following prescribing instructions. (Link to G7 Rx webpage) 

Please note that any patients new to Omnipod will need to use their Insulet-provided Controller until the week of July 29th, when the software that will add Dexcom G7 as a selectable sensor to pair with is released and downloaded on a compatible smartphone*.

Current patients on Omnipod 5:
The week of July 29th, your current patients on Omnipod 5 with Dexcom G6 will receive a software update on their dedicated Controller and/or compatible smartphone. This update adds Dexcom G7 as a selectable sensor to pair with. We recommend that once patients accept the software update, they continue to use their Pods and Dexcom G6 supplies until the new Pod is available in their preferred pharmacy. A new prescription is not required if patients use their existing pharmacy for the new Pods.

*For a list of compatible smartphones visit omnipod.com/compatibility

The Omnipod® 5 System with the Dexcom G7 integration will be listed in the eHR system as Omnipod 5 G6 Intro Kit (Gen 5), NDC: 08508-3000-01

The new Pod compatible with both Dexcom G6 and G7 will be listed in the eHR system as Omnipod 5 G6 Pods (Gen 5). NDC: 08508-3000-21

In order to maximize coverage, the NDC codes for the Intro Kits and Pods compatible with Dexcom G7 and G6 will remain the same.

As the Omnipod® 5 with the Dexcom G7 integration launch starts to roll out, the new Pods compatible with Dexcom G6 and G7 are initially only available through ASPN Pharmacies LLC so that retail pharmacies can move through the remaining inventory of the Pods compatible with Dexcom G6, which we expect will be in late fall.

New patients to Omnipod 5: 
For your patients who are new to Omnipod and are interested in Dexcom G7 integration, please send their prescriptions to ASPN pharmacies. Click here to see prescribing instructions. Please note that any patients new to Omnipod will need to use their Insulet-provided Controller until the week of July 29th, when the software that will add Dexcom G7 as a selectable sensor to pair with is released and downloaded on a compatible smartphone*.

Current patients on Omnipod 5: 
The week of July 29th, your current patients on Omnipod 5 with Dexcom G6 will receive a software update on their dedicated Controller and/or compatible smartphone. This update adds Dexcom G7 as a selectable sensor to pair with. Please note that the new Pods may not be available at your patients' preferred pharmacy at this time. We recommend that once patients accept the software update to continue using the Pods and Dexcom G6 supplies until they start seeing the new Pod in their preferred pharmacy.

*For a list of compatible smartphones visit omnipod.com/compatibility

We have partnered with ASPN to reduce the confusion at the pharmacy and the burden on your office. At this time, it is the only way to ensure your patients get the new Pod compatible with Dexcom G6 and G7 while we work to get the new Pod into all pharmacies.

If you wish to continue prescribing to your patients’ preferred pharmacies, they are still able to obtain the clinical benefits of the Omnipod 5 System integrated with Dexcom G6.

Your current Omnipod® 5 patients do not have the software compatible with Dexcom G7 on their dedicated Controller or compatible smartphone. The week of July 29th, your current patients on Omnipod 5 with Dexcom G6 will receive a software update that adds Dexcom G7 as a selectable sensor to pair with. Your patients may continue to use their existing Pods and Dexcom G6 supplies with this updated software.

The new Pods are compatible with Dexcom G6 and G7. Please be aware that the new Pod may not be available in your patient's preferred pharmacy right away. We expect the new Pods to be widely available in the fall. We recommend patients use up their existing Pods and Dexcom G6 and supplies until then. We will email our customer base when the new Pod is broadly available in pharmacies.

Once the new Pods are available in your patients' preferred pharmacy, you can prescribe the Dexcom G7 CGM to upgrade.

No, you do not need to write a new prescription for Omnipod® 5 with Dexcom G7 for your current Omnipod 5 patients. However, we are asking our current Omnipod 5 users to wait for the free software update on their dedicated Controller and/or compatible smartphone, which will be deployed the week of July 29th, before they can switch to the new Pods compatible with Dexcom G6 and G7 once available at their preferred pharmacy. This update will add Dexcom G7 as a selectable sensor to pair with.

As long as your patients continue to use their Omnipod® 5 App on their dedicated Controller or compatible smartphone, their adaptivity will not re-start if they decide to use Omnipod 5 with Dexcom G7 CGM integration.

For a list of compatible smartphones visit omnipod.com/compatibility

Dexcom has not announced a timeline to discontinue the Dexcom G6 System. Dexcom and Insulet are mutually committed to the ongoing support and care of users and caregivers benefiting from integration of the Dexcom G6 CGM with the Omnipod® 5 System. While Omnipod 5 with Dexcom G7 integration is now available, users may continue using Dexcom G6 and ordering supplies from Dexcom.

The Omnipod® 5 Pod that is compatible with Dexcom G6 is only compatible with the Dexcom G6 CGM. The Omnipod 5 Pod that is compatible with Dexcom G7 is compatible with both - the Dexcom G6 CGM and the Dexcom G7 CGM.

Great news! The Omnipod® 5 System with Dexcom G7 has similar broad coverage that Omnipod 5 with Dexcom G6 has today*. With pharmacy access, 70% of patients pay less than $50 copay for Omnipod 5.

*Customers with insurance requiring local pick up may not have access during the initial launch.

Coverage for Omnipod® 5 with Dexcom G7 integration will build throughout 2024 and we expect it to be close to Omnipod 5 with Dexcom G6 integration by the end of 2024. As with many other new products, insurance coverage takes time to secure, so there may be some users who are unable to start on the new Omnipod 5 with Dexcom G7 integration right away even if they have coverage for Omnipod 5 with Dexcom G6 integration through the pharmacy. We will share more information at full market release.

Omnipod® 5 with Dexcom G7 integration will be available through the pharmacy. We will provide additional instructions to users on how to check their coverage as the product is more broadly available. Out-of-pocket costs may vary by plan.

At the time of launch, the Omnipod® 5 App for iPhone will be compatible with the Dexcom G6 CGM. While we cannot disclose future innovation timelines, now that the launch of Omnipod 5 with the Dexcom G7 CGM is underway, we are actively working to innovate our Omnipod 5 App for iPhone to be compatible with the Dexcom G7 CGM.

To learn more about Omnipod innovation, visit our website at omnipod.com/hcp/products/innovation

As we start to roll out the launch of Omnipod® 5 with Dexcom G7 integration, we will continuously work to increase coverage and availability throughout the year. We will continue communicating with our users and the clinical community as integration with Dexcom G7 becomes more broadly available.