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 …
Different insulins have effect (and get used up) at different speeds, and modelling this is important for accurate calculation of subsequent insulin doses. Some automated insulin delivery (AID) systems try to determine this themselves (e.g. CamAPS has nowhere for us to tell it which insulin we’re using) and some (e.g. Medtronic and Control-IQ) seem to …
I’ve been an iPhone user for decades now, but since 2017 I’ve also carried an Android device as part of my diabetes management. I tend to refer to it as my “pancreas phone”. There are a few features I look for in these: Able to run my CGM and my AID (“closed loop”) system. This …
On November 14 (which happens to be World Diabetes Day) the Australian Centre for Accelerating Diabetes Innovations (ACADI) is hosting a summit in Melbourne talking about translating diabetes research into action and results. It’s also going to be accessible online. The program and registration information is now available online. I’ll be there: on stage participating …