Sustained improvements in glycaemic and psychosocial outcomes for youth and caregivers using Omnipod 5 AID for 12 months.

AIMS

Glycaemic benefits of automated insulin delivery for youth with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are well established; however, additional data on psychosocial impacts are needed. The study aims to evaluate the real-world glycaemic and psychosocial impacts for youth with T1D using the Omnipod 5 AID system for 1 year.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

One hundred forty-one youth who were prescribed the Omnipod 5 AID system for their diabetes care were enrolled in a prospective, observational study. Youth and caregivers completed the hypoglycaemia fear survey (HFS), insulin delivery systems: perceptions, ideas, reflections and expectations survey (INSPIRE) and the problem areas in diabetes survey (PAID) to assess psychosocial impacts. Insulin pump and glycaemic data were collected from Glooko.

RESULTS

A1c (HbA1c) improved from 7.5% (0.9%) at baseline to 7.1% (0.1%) at month 12 (p < 0.001). Time in Range (TIR) increased from 58.3% (2.8%) to 64.0 (1.4%) (p < 0.001) and time below range (TBR) <70 mg/dL decreased from 3.1% (0.2%) to 2.1% (0.2%) (p < 0.001). Caregivers reported improvements in all psychosocial measures. From baseline to month 12, INSPIRE scores improved from 77.4 (1.4) to 83.6 (1.4), HFS scores improved in all three subscales and PAID scores improved from 53.3 (1.7) to 44.2 (1.8) (p < 0.001). Youth reported improvements in HFS scores in all three subscales, and PAID scores improved from 51.9 (2.8) to 46.9 (2.9) (p < 0.001). There was no change in INSPIRE scores.

CONCLUSIONS

This study demonstrates sustained improvements in glycaemic and psychosocial outcomes for youth and caregivers using the Omnipod 5 AID system for 12 months, the longest real-world evaluation of Omnipod 5 to date.