When I started looping with OpenAPS I needed 'head space' and time to learn, to monitor my blood glucose levels closely and adjust my settings. I kept a very close eye on my CGM. When I switched to Loop one year later, there was a whole new learning curve. You do have to be vigilant … Continue reading Caution – before you start looping
Month: June 2019
DIY ‘loopers’ take diabetes into their own hands
I was interviewed as part of an ABC Science Show program on DIY looping which was broadcast last weekend. Wonderful coverage of what it's like to live with Type1 diabetes psychologically, two peoples' experiences of using a DIY system, and why we need to get CGM coverage for adults in Australia ASAP. Jim Matheson, one … Continue reading DIY ‘loopers’ take diabetes into their own hands
Sensory recalibration with Looping
People in the DIY artificial pancreas community are talking about sensory changes in the way they experience their diabetes. Some, like Thacher Hussain @Thachert1d, find that DIY looping causes them to regain their hypoglycaemia awareness. "Feeling shaky at 84... means #Loop is keeping me in range enough that my body's own hypo-awareness is readjusting to … Continue reading Sensory recalibration with Looping
2 weeks in hospital 1980
The children's ward was a bright and colourful place, and the whole two week experience was actually ok, apart from my first hypo. My memories after 39 years are a little vague, but here is what I do remember... One morning, just after I finished breakfast, in bounced Julie. Julie was young and full of … Continue reading 2 weeks in hospital 1980
My Artificial Pancreas 