GLP1-RAs and Type 1 Diabetes: A retrospective study of incretin-based therapy use with Open Source AID.
So far in this series we’ve looked at why incretin therapy might be a useful adjunct to traditional type 1 treatment, and also how 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 […]
Closed loops and eyes. What are the potential links?
As many will be aware, the NHS is undertaking an England based population pilot of hybrid closed loop systems, to try and determine what are […]
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 […]
Lyumjev. Ultrafast? It depends…
Lyumjev proved not to be so rapid for me when used in a pump, but when injected, met expectations. Some examples and thoughts about this.
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. […]
If you’re in the US, is the Medtronic 630G really worth it?
If you take a look at the Facebook page for the Medtronic 640G, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the US has something similar available, […]