Ypsomed Diabetes Care. What happens next?
It has probably passed most people by, but there were some very interesting statements from Ypsomed in regard to their Diabetes product line towards the […]
Hybrid Closed Loop
The NHS England Hybrid Closed Loop experiment comes a step closer to implementation
Would you buy a car where the manufacturer told you it would do 50 miles to the gallon and 0-60 in 2.8 seconds without anything to back up that claim? Then why would anyone choose a Hybrid Closed Loop because “of course it works”?
NICE TA943:
Hybrid closed loop systems for managing blood glucose levels in type 1 diabetes. What you need to know.
NICE released their technology appraisal guidance for Hybrid Closed Loops today. You can find it here: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta943 I think everyone can agree that this is […]
Learning from #WeAreNotWaiting – it seems commercial loops have similar caveats…
As a member of the looping community, the last couple of weeks have been interesting, as I’ve started to see questions come up in Facebook […]
Tandem’s T:Slim X2 and Control-IQ. What do we know?
With the recent news that Tandem have suspended their Control-IQ trial due to issues with it’s behaviour under certain CGM circumstances that may cause a […]
#DIYAPS use in the UK – A Snapshot
In the UK, at least 82 people (as of the date of publishing) are using DIY APS systems to manage their diabetes. Of these, the majority are using AndroidAPS.
A year of looping & how closed loop systems changed my life with T1D
It’s now just over a year since I first built myself an OpenAPS rig and entered into the world of the Hybrid Closed Loop. In […]
Why we are regularly wrong in the duration of insulin action (DIA) times we use, and why it matters…
Once you start using a hybrid closed loop system, whether it’s OpenAPS, Loop or AndroidAPS, or a commercial offering such as the 670G, you have […]
Taking #OpenAPS to Glastonbury Festival – preparing for 5 days in a field, off-grid and offline
If you hadn’t guessed from the title, I’m off to Glastonbury Festival at the end of June. And I intend to take OpenAPS with me. […]
#OpenAPS & #oref1: Changing the habits of a lifetime
Type 1 Diabetes – a lifetime of habits Well managed Type 1 Diabetes. A lifetime of habits and routines. Getting used to doing the same […]