The pump options in Australia keep evolving, and it’s time for an update of two articles on this site: Insulin Pump Choices Tandem’s introduction of Control-IQ. Sundry tweaks to the entries for other pumps. Equil (not available in Australia) Closed-loop pumps in Australia The DIY options have not changed significantly recently, but there have been …
Yes in many parts of Australia Daylight Saving Time is finishing on Sunday morning, the 3rd of April 2022. At 2AM your clocks may jump backwards and repeat some of the night. You may get a bit of extra sleep. But this can sometimes play havoc with our diabetes tech if we don’t handle it …
This article isn’t touching on technology so much as basic language. The way in which people talk about our diabetes can cause a lot of unnecessary friction. “Control”? Often we hear references to our “diabetes control”. “[your] diabetes is well-controlled.” “[…] poorly controlled”. “[…] uncontrolled”. “How has your diabetes control been?” Usually this language comes …
The quote “You can’t manage what you can’t measure” is usually attributed to Peter Drucker. I prefer the variant “You can’t manage what you don’t measure.” For such a data-driven condition as diabetes, this seems very apt. This touches a little on my observations from my previous articles such as “Finding insights from CGM data” …
A long word that basically means “too much insulin in the blood”. Hyperinsulinaemia is especially associated with Type 2 Diabetes and insulin resistance, where the body’s response to insulin is reduced, and higher-than-normal insulin levels are needed to get the required effect. But it can apparently also be involved with Type 1 (allegedly not just …
I’m soon going to be heading off on a short trip away from home and so of course I’ve been updating my travel backup procedures. I’ve written about “Travel planning with diabetes” back in 2018, but some things in my gear have changed. Actually it feels a little bit strange, as with COVID/etc the last …