Me, my Son and our T1D Journey
Medtronic, yesterday, announced it has received Breakthrough Device Designation from the US FDA for its Personalised Closed Loop (PCL) insulin pump system - currently in development. The PCL technology is designed to automate insulin delivery in a way that is real-time, personalised and adapts to the user; very much similar to AAPS. The system will also... Continue Reading →
So pump day was yesterday and what an eventful afternoon! The morning wasn't so great; he had very high blood sugars through the night and into lunchtime following advice to only give one unit of Lantus when he usually has 3; and we had anxieties about how much insulin to give so as not to... Continue Reading →
So, today is Friday which means it’s only 72 hours until we get the pump fitted and we are all very excited. William has been telling his friends and teachers at pre-school all about it and how he’s looking forward to fewer injections and more cake! Over the last few weeks, we have been getting him used to his pump... Continue Reading →
With the recent mass adoption of CGM and flash glucose devices, drivers with type 1 diabetes still have to manually check their blood sugars using conventional methods. The new guidelines have now been updated to include BS readings from CGM and flash glucose devices. However, these guidelines only cover conventional drivers and does not cover HGV or bus drivers. Hopefully,... Continue Reading →
There has been a recent announcement that a new CGM from Chinese company POCTech & Ascensia will be released at some point this year with clinical trials under way. Ascensia have entered into a global alliance with POCTech with he CT-100 is already available within selected markets. Ascensia will commercialise and have distribution rights in... Continue Reading →
So it's now been ~10 days since we first started using the Dexcom G6 and what an insight this has been. 10 days of stats that mean absolutely nothing and, if anything, make trying to understand T1D even harder! Out of the randomness of the past 10 days, I have noticed a few things. He... Continue Reading →
So after giving in and waiting for the individual funding process/decision from the NHS Trust. We have decided to self-fund Dexcom for a few months to get a feel for it and get some numbers together to further help with the individual funding case with the Trust. First impressions are really good, very simple clear... Continue Reading →
Below is a collection of the many questions and hopefully answers I've had on the T1d journey. If any are blank and you know the answer please contact me to let me know. I'm afraid many of these will be Tech/Geek questions just because that's the kind of person i am. Can AAPS be installed... Continue Reading →
So after a few days researching which would be the best phone to use for looping i have been recommended a nexus 5x by a few people on the AAPSCombo facebook group, Thanks Guys and Girls! The phone is a fairly decent spec for the price as I managed to pick one up on gumtree... Continue Reading →
So 5 months into our forever lasting journey and would guesstimate William so far has had over 1000+ injections not including the finger prick tests. Williams T1D footprint As each day goes on it does get a little easier and a more integral part of our lives. Don't get me wrong there have been some... Continue Reading →
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