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Closed loop systems
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We’ve had an electrician who was a keen advocate of pump therapy and said he was always ‘up and down ladders’ and crawling in cramped spaces.
What sort of job is it you do?
Mostly the sites and sensors stick really well, but that depends a little on skin type. Plus they have to be removable every 2-3 days (without damaging the skin) so it is possible to get tubing caught on door handles, or sensors knocked off on door frames.
Have you been offered a hybrid closed loop by your hospital?
What sort of job is it you do?
Mostly the sites and sensors stick really well, but that depends a little on skin type. Plus they have to be removable every 2-3 days (without damaging the skin) so it is possible to get tubing caught on door handles, or sensors knocked off on door frames.
Have you been offered a hybrid closed loop by your hospital?
Hi - thanks for your post. It’s my son who is diabetic. We have a Disaster Restoration business so he can be fitting floors, lifting heavy ish equipment, helping out our decorators.
He hasn’t been offered anything - is it available on the NHS or is it possible to buy the system?
The little research I’ve done it seems this is likely the future for controlling T1
He hasn’t been offered anything - is it available on the NHS or is it possible to buy the system?
The little research I’ve done it seems this is likely the future for controlling T1
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A closed loop combines an insulin pump, a continuous glucose monitoring system, and an algorithm which allows the 2 devices to work together (in commercial systems this is built into the pump, but with unofficial ‘open source’ options (#wearenotwaiting) the algorithm can be in a separate device like an Android phone.
Insulin pumps (and supplies) are available on the NHS under NICE guidelines, for people who meet the appropriate criteria.
Continuous monitors that work with the insulin pumps are available in certain circumstances, but they are much harder to come by on the NHS.
There’s some more information here if you’ve not already come across it
www.diabetes.org.uk
Insulin pumps (and supplies) are available on the NHS under NICE guidelines, for people who meet the appropriate criteria.
Continuous monitors that work with the insulin pumps are available in certain circumstances, but they are much harder to come by on the NHS.
There’s some more information here if you’ve not already come across it
Closed loop systems (artificial pancreas)
Some people with type 1 diabetes use an insulin pump and a continuous glucose monitor that ‘talk to each other’. It does this through a computer programme on your phone or inside the pump. This is called a closed loop system. It is sometimes known as an artificial pancreas. It can do some of the...
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