Automated Insulin Delivery: why choice matters
One of the items that stood out about ATTD was the amount of representation about DIY systems at this year’s conference. The number of posters […]
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May 2019 Snapshot of UK DIY APS Users
For the duration of May, I ran a survey of UK DIY APS users. Having closed the survey now, this is the overview of the […]
Meal times when closed looping. Some points to consider
Once you’ve enabled your closed loop system, you might expect it to make mealtimes easier. All of the systems that you can currently use have, […]
#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.
There ain’t no party like a DIY pancreas party…. Reflections on a UK first.
Today, for the first time in the UK, we ran a DIY Artificial Pancreas “Build Party”. What’s one of those? An occasion where a bunch […]
Defining an “Artificial Pancreas”. Where are we with DIY systems? #WeAreNotWaiting
Back in 2013, in the US, Medtronic launched the 530G pump, and everyone and his dog called it an artificial pancreas. As Scott Hanselmann stated […]
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 […]
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. […]
Changes in hypo awareness. What can we learn from an unexpected benefit of the use of #OpenAPS and #Loop
As you might guess from the title, I’ve noticed some changes in my hypo awareness, and I think I’d say that they’re generally in a […]
A year of personal progress with Diabetes Technology. Like many others, #wearenotwaiting
2016. One hell of a year, and not always in the right way. But looking at it from my own personal transition on the Diabetes […]