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Insulet's OmniPod(R) Personal Diabetes Manager to Integrate DexCom

Continuous Glucose Monitoring Technology

BEDFORD, Mass. and SAN DIEGO, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Insulet Corporation (Nasdaq: PODD), the leader in wearable insulin pump technology with its OmniPod(R) Insulin Management System, and DexCom, Inc. (Nasdaq: DXCM), a leading provider of continuous glucose monitoring systems for people with diabetes, announced today they have signed a development agreement to integrate DexCom's continuous glucose monitoring technology into the wireless, handheld OmniPod System Personal Diabetes Manager (PDM). In addition to programming the patient's insulin delivery, the PDM with integrated DexCom technology will receive and display continuous glucose readings from DexCom's wearable sensor transmitter. Patients using the integrated system will have access to real-time glucose values and trended glucose information, as well as alarms to warn patients if glucose levels are rising or falling.

"Insulet is a leader in diabetes technology. This development agreement with DexCom is another example of Insulet's commitment to improving the lives of people with diabetes through innovation," said Duane DeSisto, president and chief executive officer of Insulet Corporation. "Integrating DexCom's technology into the OmniPod PDM will combine the proven benefits of insulin pump therapy and continuous glucose monitoring in a single safe, discreet and easy-to-use system."

Terrance H. Gregg, president and chief executive officer of DexCom added, "We are pleased to work with Insulet Corporation to bring these two leading- edge technologies together to help people living with diabetes better manage their disease."