Physical implementation of AID systems? What’s best?
Choosing an AID system presents lots of choices. The physical set up may make or break use of one for an end user.
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Automated Insulin Delivery: why choice matters
One of the items that stood out about ATTD was the amount of representation about DIY systems at this year’s conference. The number of posters […]
Losing while looping – can you lose weight with a DIYAPS?
One of the questions that is repeatedly asked in the various Facebook groups relating to DIY APS is “Will I gain weight?”, to which there […]
Control:IQ vs 670G – Which is better? The pivotal trial results are in.
With news that the Tandem T:Slim X2 Control:IQ pivotal study results have been published, I thought it would be worth comparing the data to that […]
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it – unless you wear CGM
A bit of Baz Luhrmann seemed an appropriate title, as his advice, “Wear sunscreen”, was obviously oblivious to the issues connected to sunscreen, swimming pools […]
Masquerades and Feints – using DIY diabetes terms nefariously
That’s a very blunt headline making a pretty clear statement about my point of view on this topic, but what is the topic? If you […]
May 2019 Snapshot of UK DIY APS Users
For the duration of May, I ran a survey of UK DIY APS users. Having closed the survey now, this is the overview of the […]
The first Living with Looping – an event summary!
The idea for “Living with Looping” spawned as more and more people have joined the WeAreNotWaiting community, setting up their own closed loop systems, and […]
DIY looping and CGM – a critical cog in the machine
When you are using a DIY closed loop, one of the most critical parts of the set up is the CGM data. But what we […]
Tandem’s T:Slim X2 and Control-IQ. What do we know?
With the recent news that Tandem have suspended their Control-IQ trial due to issues with it’s behaviour under certain CGM circumstances that may cause a […]