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Openaps is a shining example of why open source medical device control is effective and necessary. Talk to the developers. Talk to the users. For every fear tha
by mypalmike 5y ago
Openaps is a shining example of why open source medical device control is effective and necessary. Talk to the developers. Talk to the users. For every fear that "something bad is bound to happen" there are dozens of stories where bad things actually did happen because these tools did not exist.
The key to safety is that hardware itself a) shows the real state of things and b) has safety mechanisms in place such that even the most malignant control software would be no worse than poorly timed manual dosing.
- rcxdude 5y agoIt's pretty crazy. One thing that people don't realise about type 1 diabetes is that your effectiveness at blood sugar regulation basically translates into years of lifespan: the damaging effects of high blood sugar are cumulative and complications are inevitable, you can only hope to delay them as long as possible (low blood sugar is more immediately life threatening). Insulin pumps were already a huge step change in the level of regulation you could achieve, and openaps is yet another level again, which you can't get anywhere else. I don't fault anyone who uses or develops it, even in the face of the risks or legal penalties.