More to managing blood sugar in type 1 than just covering carbs study shows.

[Amity Island]

"Our study highlights that managing Type 1 Diabetes is far more complex than counting carbs.

"The richness of insights that can be gained from studying automated insulin delivery data is worth the effort it takes to work with this type of real-life data.

"What surprised us most was the sheer variety of patterns we observed, even within our relatively small and homogenous group of participants.

"It's clear that when it comes to diabetes management, one size doesn't fit all.

"We hope our results inspire further research into lesser-explored factors that influence insulin needs to improve insulin dosing."

No 'one size fits all' treatment for Type 1 Diabetes

Factors beyond carbohydrates have a substantial influence on blood glucose levels meaning current automated insulin delivery systems miss vital information required for glucose regulation, a new study has found.

www.sciencedaily.com

 

[Amity Island]

I've been aware of this from diagnosis. Fats and proteins have a big impact too. This is part of the reason why the study has found issues with closed loop pumps, as they don't allow for anything but carbs.

 

[rebrascora]

Yes, I saw this article a few days ago and thought that all they need to do is speak to a few real live Type 1s rather than plough through all the HCL data from CamAPS. Not exactly a surprise to those of us who are Type 1.

 

[Robin]

Yes, I saw this article a few days ago and thought that all they need to do is speak to a few real live Type 1s rather than plough through all the HCL data from CamAPS. Not exactly a surprise to those of us who are Type 1.

Indeed, they’d get a good overview from reading the forum.

 

[Inka]

I’m tempted to write “No s***, Sherlock”. It’s hardly a discovery to most Type 1s.

 

[trophywench]

I’m tempted to write “No s***, Sherlock”. It’s hardly a discovery to most Type 1s.

Ditto, to put it mildly!

 

[Ivostas66]

I’m tempted to write “No s***, Sherlock”. It’s hardly a discovery to most Type 1s.

That was my exact response when I saw the headline!

 

[Satan’s little helper]

Shrugs & scrolls on.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

If I were feeling more feisty I could get quite annoyed by the way ‘surprise’ at these findings has been expressed.

Do they literally never listen to the people they see in clinic?! Haven’t they noticed the variation in responses to different things from what they say?

IMO it would have been far better to acknowledge these findings as confirming what people living with T1D have been saying for years, rather than “supporting their hypothesis”, that many other factors are in play 🙄

Probably something to do with research writing’s wariness about anecdotal data, but it does rather undermine the lived experience of people with T1D who have known and discussed these intricacies for years.

 

[Amity Island]

If I were feeling more feisty I could get quite annoyed by the way ‘surprise’ at these findings has been expressed.

Do they literally never listen to the people they see in clinic?! Haven’t they noticed the variation in responses to different things from what they say?

IMO it would have been far better to acknowledge these findings as confirming what people living with T1D have been saying for years, rather than “supporting their hypothesis”, that many other factors are in play 🙄

Probably something to do with research writing’s wariness about anecdotal data, but it does rather undermine the lived experience of people with T1D who have known and discussed these intricacies for years.

Mike, you and I and many other pre-libre diabetics will recall how we weren't believed by our diabetes nurses and consultants on how our blood sugars could be unpredictable. Then came the libre and we were at last able to provide continuous evidence which could no longer be disputed, dismissed or not believed.

This has been an issue for decades.