Looping
Looping refers to an open and transparent effort to make safe and effective basic closed loop technology widely available to reduce the burden of Type 1 diabetes.
DIY Looping: Members in our diabetes community (Type 1Ds and parents of Type 1Ds) are not willing to wait for an approved solution and instead are using Loop. The system is not something that you can purchase from a manufacturer but a system that requires work to install, support to use and equipment to purchase. If you want a perfect system, this is not for you.
Learn more about Looping here from those in the community who are already running their own loop … and check out these resources, for more knowledge.
Savvy Looping, 9/16/20: Scott Benner of Juicebox Podcast on Looping and Raising a T1D,
Enjoy ... Scott Benner is just a fun experience ... sprinkled with humor and wisdom and kindness. Thank you, Scott for chatting with us at So Cal Loopers Worldwide! https://youtu.be/xuAASCs-Ea0
Savvy Looping, 8/19/20: Loop & Bolus Strategies with Dana Roseman, Integrated Diabetes Servicesjoann
This was broadcast on Sunday, 5/24/20 with Dana Roseman of Integrated Diabetes Solutions. https://youtu.be/L8o2vRjK-jg
Savvy Looping, 8/12/20: FreeAPS with Developers Ivan Valkou & Kirill Chekanov
Diabetes management is getting more technical but also more user-friendly. Today, I'm sharing a fabulous presentation to our FB group, So Cal Loopers by 2 innovators in the DIY community. DIY closed loops come in a few types and many branches. One popular...
Savvy Looping, 7/29/20: Looping (or even just T1D) and Exercise with Gary Scheiner
It's always a hot topic! How do I adjust my (basal, temp overrides, carbs) before, during and after exercise??? Here's Gary Scheiner, founder of Integrated Diabetes Solutions, CDE, Masters-level Exercise Physiologist and T1D since 1985. He was named 2014...
Savvy Looping, 7/22/20: Smarter Pumps, Apps: Sugarmate, Loop Follow, FPU Loop Shortcut
Why Insulin Pumps Are Finally Getting Smarter was presented by CNBC, 16 July 2020 ... with our very own Katie Disimone! Technology is finally innovating diabetes management. With the advancement in technologies like continuous glucose monitors, traditional...
Savvy Looping, 7/15/20: Libre2 vs. G6, INSPIRE & Psychosocial Impact of Tech
Comparing the Libre2 and Dexcom G6 as RT-CGM using #WeAreNotWaiting software was written by Tim Street on his website, Diabettech - Diabetes and Technology, 24 February 2020. This is a GREAT, in-depth comparison of the new Abbott Libre2 with the current Dexcom...
Savvy LOOPing, 6/3/20: Glenn Weber on Tools and Mini Goals to Stay Motivated
In the morning of June 3rd, 1975, I was a high school sophomore that stayed away from school thinking I was sick with the flu. By 3 p.m. I was in St. Francis Hospital in Santa Barbara in dka and diagnosed with T1d. Today on my 45th diaversary, I decided to...
Loopers IN THE NEWS!
The $250 Biohack That’s Revolutionizing Life With Diabetes DIYers used a security flaw to bypass the $8.3 billion insulin delivery business with a cobbled-together artificial pancreas, as reported by Naomi Kresge and Michelle Cortez, Bloomberg Businessweek, 8 August...
FiAsp is SO SAVVY COOL!
Fiasp® (Faster-acting Insulin ASParte) is a new formulation of NovoLog®, in which the addition of niacinamide (vitamin B3) helps to increase the speed of the initial insulin absorption, resulting in an onset of appearance in the blood in approximately 2.5...
Savvy Hot DIY News: Almost in on Omnipod! And NEW Dana Pump Opens Up!
"We're IN!" This is VERY exciting news to all of us involved (developing and/or using) in the #WeAreNotWaiting, Do-It-Yourself movement. Until now, those running DIY closed loop insulin delivery systems could only use certain, older Medtronic insulin...