The recent changes in the Australian pump landscape have been subtle yet significant. So I’ve rolled out an update to my Insulin Pump Choices article. The format of the article has subtly changed, and there is a bunch of updated data in there. More detail about many of the pumps, links to relevant peer-support groups, …
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Back in February I wrote about some of my experiences with “Living with an actual closed loop“. Time has ticked by, it’s now been 4 months since my last bolus, and I’ve just come back from a meeting with my endocrinologist. To re-cap: I have my AndroidAPS setup tuned fairly well (and using Fiasp in …
My closed-loop insulin pump system is based around AndroidAPS, which runs on an Android phone and connects to both my CGM and my insulin pump via Bluetooth. Since 2009 my “phone phone” has been an iPhone, and I carry a separate device just for the diabetes management. I often refer to it as “my pancreas” …
Just to recap the obvious: I use an insulin pump. I also use a CGM. They’re both connected into a closed-loop pump system. But what does that mean? What is a closed loop? Strictly speaking, a “closed loop” is one that operates automatically based on feedback. Often these insulin pump loop systems are referred to …
I’ve been gradually making tweaks to my personal looping/pumping/CGM setup over the last year, and there are some insights to be seen in the graphs that I’d like to point out. Some of the information in this article is stuff I’ve discussed before (last March) but there is some new data here. Especially some insights …
The food and festivities of Christmas are often a challenge for people living with diabetes (in my case: Type 1). It’s all too easy to find our BG skyrocketing after the feast. So there’s pressure to try to keep a close eye on our diabetes and control it (both through food choices and through the …