• Sarah Hormachea Diabetes Care and Education Omnipod 5 Update 2026 Everything You Need to Know
    Diabetes Technology & Innovation

    Omnipod 5 Update 2026: Everything You Need to Know

    As a registered dietitian and certified diabetes care and education specialist, I’ve been hearing about the upcoming Omnipod 5 updates for months. Now that they’re here, it’s been exciting to train patients and clinicians on the enhanced features, especially those that many users have been requesting for quite some time. Working in specialty endocrinology with a focus on diabetes technology, insulin pumps, and continuous glucose monitors, I’ve already started incorporating these updates into patient education and clinical practice. If you use Omnipod 5 in your practice or care for patients using automated insulin delivery, here’s a practical refresher on the…

  • Sarah Hormachea Diabetes Care and Education Nutrition and Type 1 Diabetes: What Are Best Practices for Insulin Dosing?
    Diabetes Care & Education

    Nutrition and Type 1 Diabetes: What Are Best Practices for Insulin Dosing?

    I recently had the opportunity to contribute to an upcoming text from the American Diabetes Association on nutrition therapy in diabetes care. Specifically, I was tasked with reviewing and rewriting a chapter on nutrition recommendations for adults with type 1 diabetes and insulin-requiring type 2. In my excitement for its upcoming publication, I want to share a preview of some best practices for insulin dosing for individuals on multiple daily injections (MDI). What are the strategies for dosing insulin with meals? How can doses be adjusted? And how do factors like exercise, alcohol, or stress come into play? I hope…