Insulet Corporation

We were founded for a single reason: to improve the lives of people with diabetes.

In 1992 a young boy was diagnosed with diabetes. His father, hunting for the best possible treatment, did exhaustive research. He found that insulin pump therapy offered dramatically better control than injections, with far less risk of long-term complications. Plus his son could eat and exercise freely. But all that tubing seemed like such a burden for a young boy—and where would the pump go during swimming lessons? The father thought there had to be a better way.

He gathered the best diabetes and technology experts he could find, and in July, 2000, we formed a company, Insulet Corporation, to improve the traditional insulin pump. Together we got input from people on pumps, people on injections and healthcare providers across the country. And we created the OmniPod System, a completely unique approach offering all the benefits of pump therapy, with none of the issues.

Of course, our work is not done. We will continue to push our own research. We will continue to harness medical, scientific and technological advances. We will continue to hone the OmniPod System. Because ultimately, our goal is to provide superior treatment options for people with diabetes—and to make diabetes an ever smaller part of life.

Going Tubeless Michele D. Huie TCOYD Newsletter, Vol. 20, 2007 If you use insulin and have been turned off by the tubing and complexity of conventional insulin pumps, you may want to look into Insulet’s OmniPod Insulin Management System.