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Closed loop insulin delivery systems functionally “cure” t1 diabetics and are here today. Have implemented for a t1 friend. Has transformed his long term outloo

by geden 7y ago

Closed loop insulin delivery systems functionally “cure” t1 diabetics and are here today. Have implemented for a t1 friend. Has transformed his long term outlook. https://loopkit.github.io/loopdocs/ https://loopkit.github.io/loopdocs/ Relies on currently quite expensive hardware (continuous glucose monitors / insulin pump / iPhone / Bluetooth to radio device) but that could all be combined into 2 cheap devices easily. Regulation and inertia just seems to be making that process very slow.

grep_name 7y ago
> Closed loop insulin delivery systems functionally “cure” t1 diabetics and are here today. You should be careful using that word around type 1 diabetics. Incidentally I was on medtronic's loop system for about a year and a half, but you couldn't pay me enough to go back to it. Not saying it doesn't work for some people (often people with very stable hormonal systems who don't have large variations in their physical activity levels), but even in the best case calling it a cure is rough claim to hear being familiar with the reality of dealing with these things. I'm glad that it was a success for your friend though.