📷 That moment when the @Medronic G3 CGMS sensor randomly fails on the first day.…
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It was rough last night. The CGMS woke me up several times last night to address minor hypoglycemia. I got up several times to test my BG and treat with a box of juice. I need mucho coffee.…
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The Hybrid Closed-Loop System: Evolution and Practical Applications
Posted on 19th August 2019This paper validates some of my experiences using this insulin pump over the last 16 months. Abstract Achievement of well-controlled blood glucose is essential for preventing complications in patients with type 1 diabetes. Since the inception of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion, the aim has been to develop an artificial pancreas, with the ability to use an automated algorithm to deliver one or more hormones in response to blood glucose with the intent to keep blood sugar as close to a…
Humans Are Building Better Versions of Themselves by Mike Riggs When my wife was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in the late 1990s, at the age of 9, the technology available for giving her body insulin, which her pancreas is supposed to make but can't, was relatively primitive: Mollie measured her blood sugar with a device the size of a TV remote. It took a full minute to process the blood sample she provided, which could be obtained only by…
The @Medtronic 670G auto-mode is completely useless to me. My endo and the diabetes educator recommended turning it off. That's what I'm doing. I have to live 3 more years with this POS.…
