I’m a big believer in Automated Insulin Delivery systems. This is what “closed loops” have evolved into. They’ve made a huge difference to my life with T1D, but I’m conscious that many people are shut out from being able to access them. Sometimes they don’t even know what they’re missing. In NZ the government is …
I’ve mentioned previously a clinical trial I was involved in running, in which 20 people used AndroidAPS and research YpsoPumps. The next trial is now up and running. It’s called “CLOSE IT” (or sometimes CloseIt or Close-It) which stands for “Closed Loop Open SourcE In Type 1 diabetes”. No in case you’re wondering, I didn’t …
In a conversation about a recent article about my fully-closed looping a question was posed to me about how my body (and AID system) would react to something like an unannounced fruit juice. My results have to be influenced by my diet to some extent. Fruit juice is something I don’t consume much of. And …
I’ve done articles like this in the past, comparing my clinical results over the years. But I’ve just hit what feels like another milestone, so I’m going to re-do it using my current reporting tools. I’m going to show data from four points in time: 2017, when I’d only recently started using an Automated Insulin …
Progressing through Hybrid and “Fully” Closed-looping Read More »
People often ask me what the secret is to a good closed-loop system and why it works so well for me, and I have to point out that Life is Multi-factorial. I might have some physiological kink that makes it magic for me, but I do think it’s important to both find good technology and …
Varying basals vs ISF, and The Break-Fast Phenomenon Read More »
You may have seen me refer in the past to some of the clinical trials I’ve been involved in. Now it’s time for the next phase of news! The “Baker AAPS” trial In 2019 I started working with the Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute on a clinical trial of the safety and efficacy of the …