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As far as I know, Omnipod 5 is not supported by AAPS yet. Dash is. 5 should be added. But, I don't know when. But, while you are doing that, you can still use xDrip in Companion App mode: |
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Dear Navid200, thanks for your comment. see more below. |
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On May 26th I started with my Omnipod 5 Hybrid Closed Loop system. Fortunately it works fine with my Dexcom G7 sensor and also all glucose readings are, just as before, readable on my Garmin 6x smartwatch. I waited so long to give this feedback, to make sure that it didn't work occasionally. The reason it still works is, according to me, that in the Netherlands we still have to use a Controller to manage your bolus and readings. In for example the USA, you can use a smartphone app for the Omnipod. I think, that when the data from Omnipod to smartphone and at the same time sensor data from Dexcom G7 to the smartphone app Xdrip+ causes incompatibility problems. By using a separate Controller this is not the case. Nevertheless, I hope in future to use an app on my smartphone to control the Omnipod, because now I have to handle and carry 2 smartphones, to manage my diabetes. |
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OK, I am glad you are happy. There are individuals who use AAPS as a closed-loop system. You will not be able to do that with 5 because AAPS cannot communicate with 5. If you are going to control the pump yourself, I don't think it is called closed-loop, is it? But, I believe a real closed-loop system does not have the individual as a part of the loop. Of course, the user will have to spend a lot of time tuning the loop. But, after everything is set up, I believe the loop will only contain the CGM and a software that directly controls the pump. |
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The omnipod 5 connects directly to the g7 sensor to get the glucose readings and makes adjustments from that. It does not communicate with the dexcom app or xdrip at all. My son has both omnipod 5 and G7 using only xdrip and the PDM that came with the Omnipod 5. The PDM device is used to configure ratios and basal rates, as well as bolus based on carb intake. You have to control the omnipod because it has no way of knowing your carb intake without that input. |
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@adanvdo Omnipod 5 also has an app, right? So, your son doesn't have to carry the PDM, does he? |
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Yes, there is an Omnipod 5 App, but it is only compatible with select Samsung and Google phones. My son uses a motorola so we cannot use the app. |
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Next week I will start with the Omnipod 5 system. I use now the dexcom G7 and works fine with Xdrip+ in combination with my Samsung S25 ultra smartphone. I love Xdrip+ so much, because it gives me the possibility to show my glucose readings on my Garmin 6X pro smartwatch; not only as a watchface, but also used in all kind of datafields.
On the Xdrip+ support pages I read, that it is not default possible to use the Omnipod 5 in combination with Xdrip+. You should use the Dexcom G7 app instead. But in combination with this G7 app, only 1 watchface is available on the Garmin IQ website, which is absolutely not stable and gives poor information.
So my question is: is it possible to use the Omnipod 5 hybrid closed loop system in combination with Dexcom G7 and the Xdrip+ app or is there another way that I can make use of the glucose readings, so that they can be displayed on my Garmin fenix 6x smartwatch?
All help very much appreciated.
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