Insulet (NSDQ:PODD) broke ground at its new manufacturing facility in Acton, Mass. yesterday, hosting a ceremony that featured the state’s governor, Charlie Baker, members of Baker’s administration and a young “Podder” named Lexi Bentinganan.
Diagnosed at age 7 with Type I diabetes, Lexi has been using Insulet’s tubeless insulin delivery device, the Omnipod, since 2013.
“It has given me complete control over my diabetes and reminded me that I’m just a normal kid,” she told the crowd of people gathered at Insulet’s 26-acre site.
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