Today marked 4 years since I started “looping”: using a “DIY” closed-loop insulin pump system. I wrote about it on this blog at the time (see the “GERTY” article). At that point I had lived with Type 1 diabetes for almost 35 years (that milestone comes up in a few months). In retrospect the clinical …
Yet another update to the Insulin Pump Choices page! Some more detail has been added to all the pump listings, including mentioning the insulin delivery speeds and dosing increments. If you want to see all the pump speeds together, you’ll find that in this 2019 article: Bolus speeds – how fast is your pump? But …
August update to Australian Insulin Pump Choices Read More »
As of today, the Libre 2 FGM/CGM system is finally available in Australia! I reported about the Libre 2 in 2018, and then in March this year we were told it was approved for Australia and would be available “in the coming months”. I guess it only took four months. To summarise what we know …
This is often a contentious topic. But I’ll try to bring some clarity to the discussion. Starting with an insulin pump The traditional path in Australia for people to start with a pump involves getting private health insurance to pay for a new pump (which then comes with 4 years of warranty) and work with …
The Prostheses List was updated recently. I’ve rolled out another update to my Insulin Pump Choices article. Revised areas include: Changes to the infusion sets for DANA pumps. Rumours about future Medtronic 770G->780G upgrade options. Also the Guide Link meters are now supplied with the 770G. Revised dates for the YpsoPump upgrades. Rumours about the …
Australian Insulin Pump Choices update – July 2021 Read More »
I wrote in 2018 about my favourite BG meters. Although the BG-meter market has developed a bit with some models disappearing and a bunch of new options, my faves haven’t really changed. Accu-Chek Guide This has remained my go-to meter. I have one that goes with me in a pocket, and another that usually stays …
A piggy-backed trial – how good is that BG meter? Read More »