Insulet Reports 1Q 2013 Results: New Pod Statement
"We are pleased with the initial launch of the new, smaller and lighter OmniPod in the U.S.," said Duane DeSisto, President and Chief Executive Officer of Insulet. "Our customers and healthcare professionals have been sharing their positive feedback about the reduced size, ease of use and change to the insulin on board calculation. Demand for the new OmniPod has been tremendous with referrals and initial shipments up by more than 40% over the last two months as compared to the prior year. In the coming weeks, we expect to begin converting the existing customer base to the new OmniPod and continue to expect the transition to be completed by the end of the third quarter."
The rest of the report is here.
The following is from the May 6, 2013 Insulet Earnings Call. The quote was brought to my attention by the TuDiabetes User, Erik. I then listened to the call to verify the quote as accurate. It can be found 05:47 into the call.
"With this significant uptick in demand, we did make the decision to delay the transition of existing customers for approximately 90 days in order to build additional OmniPod supply. While the manufacturing process continues to improve, we had an unexpected component issue that resulted in lower than planned production in the latter part of Q1. While this component issue was quickly identified, and remedied in conjunction with both Flextronics and the supplier, we determined it most prudent to build inventory and insure that both manufacturing lines were operating efficiently before we commence the transition of over 45 thousand customers to the new OmniPod. At this point, we expect that conversion will start in the next few weeks, and remain confident that nearly all customer will be transitioned by the end of the third quarter."
Pictures from 2013 Lilly Diabetes Blogger Summit
I have so much coming up for you over the next two weeks, let's see.
I'll be telling you about my trip to Indiana to visit Lilly Diabetes where we:
Saw how insulin was manufactured
Met Kris Freeman
Learned about the man who drives Lilly's direction
and more...
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My book, 'Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal' won a gold Mom's Choice Award - more about that later.
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While Iron Man was kicking super villain butt, I kicked the ass of a crazy combination of nachos, popcorn and candy. I'll be writing about the unorthodox way that I beat that BG back to where it came from.
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For today, let's get started with some pictures from the Lilly Diabetes 2013 Blogger summit
Lilly Diabetes invited and paid for me to attend the 2013 summit. Airfare, lodging, food and transportation was all covered by Lilly. I did buy a jammin' lemon pound cake slice for myself at the airport. They never asked me to write about my experience or in any way tried to sway my opinions.
Health Canada Approves DexCom G4
DexCom announced yesterday at their May 1, 2013 Earnings Conference Call that...
"On the international front, we are pleased to report that we have received approval from Health Canada to begin marketing the G4 system in Canada. Our initial approval is for adults only. However, we expect to file supplements seeking pediatric approval later this quarter. Our distributor in Canada expects to commence a limited launch at the beginning of Q3 with the full launch commencing before the end of Q3"
Congratulations to my Canadian friends who have been patiently waiting to use DexCom's G4 system!
Mother's Day Giveaway
All you need to do to enter is choose two items from the share list and complete them. Then comment on this blog post and tell me which two share items that you completed. Please don't forget to enter your name and email address when you comment. You can enter the giveaway once each day from now until May 8, 2013 at midnight eastern time. Apologies, but this time the giveaway is only open to U.S. Residents.
share list
- Post this image on FaceBook and tell others about the contest
- Become a site member on Arden's Day
- If you've already read and enjoyed my book... leave a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, GoodReads, iTunes or your FaceBook page.
- Call your mom and tell her that you miss and love her
- Purchase Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal and then give it as a gift
- Share this page on Pinterest
- Tweet this image to your twitter followers or post on Tumblr along with the message "I just entered to win Life is Short, Laundry Is Eternal for my mom #book #giveaway"
U.S. Residents only. I promise to overnight the prize to your mom on May 9 (but I don't control the mail). We are using the honor system about your shares but don't be surprised if someone checks. As always, Arden picks the winner from a hat.
ADDED on May 5 at 9:45 am est.
Now the winner and their mother will receive a personalized book!
And the winner is...
Your Favorites: April 2013
Your Favorite Arden's Day Content from April 2013 was...
On the blog
On Sale Now: My first book, 'Life is Short, Laundry Is Eternal'
DexCom G4 Platinum: Second Look
Many other posts received similar attention to this month's top four - thank you for reading!
This picture received the most 'likes' during April on the Arden's Day FaceBook page
This post was seen on more timelines then any other...
"Thank you to every member of the DOC for supporting my book... I know that there are far more then just the names you see here. #HeartWarming
Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal arrives in stores today."
The tweet that you retweeted the most was something that started out as a way to amuse myself but a lot of you got behind it - which I really love and appreciate!
C’mon @Oprah just look… You’ll love it. Can I get some RTs from readers! http://t.co/QE9CCZKoOB
It was accompanied by this image
I've only been doing these end of month favorite post for three months, however...
Arden's Day has experienced growth in both page clicks and unique users every month for the last eight consecutive months! I'm touched, humbled, and happy that you are enjoying the site.
I've said this before but it bears repeating, thank you for the incredible support that you have shown both by reading my blog and buying my book. I genuinely don't know how to properly say thank you...
On to May!