tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076190155284676524.post4926460758631661745..comments2024-03-28T18:51:35.450-04:00Comments on Your Diabetes May Vary: Of Fantasy Diabetes Devices, Sheldon & DewyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076190155284676524.post-89228354807694924492012-10-28T10:32:08.235-04:002012-10-28T10:32:08.235-04:00Erik Strout has left a new comment on the post &qu...<i><b>Erik Strout</b> has left a new comment on the post "Of Fantasy Diabetes Devices, Sheldon & Dewy". I mistakenly deleted it when trying to approve it with my iPhone. In my defense the scree is tiny He wrote:</i><br /><br />I love this post. I love the passion and the fact that I'm not the only one frustrated by the lack of adaptation of technology for important purposes. It's all (at least mostly) possible. Thanks Bennet - this is the type of thing the T1D community needs to speak up about. Great post! Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17411395744352827620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076190155284676524.post-62677498839486296012012-10-02T22:06:24.194-04:002012-10-02T22:06:24.194-04:00I would just be happy with a single piece of softw...I would just be happy with a single piece of software that can combine all the data from my pump, dexcom and meters! Am I really asking for that much in 2012? <br /><br />And I could much use the preset temp basal feature. :)<br /><br />Great ideas here!Leannhttp://www.brightnessinspired.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076190155284676524.post-42358552602761137132012-09-11T19:30:42.350-04:002012-09-11T19:30:42.350-04:00We're trying to make our ManageBGL.com system ...We're trying to make our ManageBGL.com system into DEWY.<br /><br />It's a cloud-based system for disseminating information about bgls, carbs, insulin etc, to everyone who needs to know - teachers, parents, doctors, carers.<br /><br />ManageBGL accepts manual input via iphone/ipad/ipod, PC, website etc. We have a tested and working import facility for all Abbott devices (more to follow). We are testing an API (available shortly) to allow other devices to automatically add data. It also allows a user to pull data about their active insulin, predicted BGL, charts of bgls/insulin/carbs etc into their own apps, or into say an Excel spreadsheet or webpage.<br /><br />It predicts BGLs 3 hours ahead without a CGMS.<br /><br />It recommends doses with a bolus wizard the same as most pumps. If you get low, rather than just saying 'You're Low', it tells you EXACTLY how much carb to have to get back to target, and if there is active insulin, it tells you how much EXTRA food you need to avoid getting low again.<br /><br />Similarly, if you are high, it tells you exactly how much insulin you need to get back to target.<br /><br />ManageBGL uses factors to measure magnified or reduced insulin requirements, such as exercise (3 levels), stress, illness, adrenaline, pre-menstruation etc.<br /><br />We are also working on an analysis mode where it detects if your ratios are consistently wrong, and advises you on exactly what to change and how much.<br /><br />The fantasy is starting to be realized!Simon and Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06858761560064013693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076190155284676524.post-6153661731545930202012-02-15T12:12:35.158-05:002012-02-15T12:12:35.158-05:00Your insight is spot on here. Ultimately, every d...Your insight is spot on here. Ultimately, every diabetes product needs to be build intentionally with integration functionality. Although, it is up to the consumer to demand such functionality. At Kewl Innovations, we've created a product that solves the insulin portability problem with ultra-convenient heating and cooling technology (no more gel packs or coolers to lug around!) We realize this is only one variable in a HUGE diabetes management equation... so with the big picture in mind, we've incorporated a data feed into the product that measures the shelf life of your personal insulin supply. That data could potentially be packaged and re-deposited in a DEWY type of product/app/service. Maximizing the usefulness of our device.<br /><br />https://twitter.com/KewlInnovationsShayne at Kewl Innovationshttp://www.kewlinnovations.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076190155284676524.post-15415424681648248212012-01-17T00:02:34.355-05:002012-01-17T00:02:34.355-05:00DEWY sounds great! :-) What I would like for him t...DEWY sounds great! :-) What I would like for him to be able to do is preprogrammed boluses. Let me explain. I don't have gastroparesis, but if I eat a big meal (yes, I DO want to do that sometimes), my bolus insulin finishes before all the food is out of my stomach. So I'll have a nice flattish curve on my CGM for 3 hours, and then, UP it goes! Now, I KNOW that's going to happen, and IF I remember to check in 3 hours (there IS a BG check alarm on my pump), AND I am in a place where I can test and bolus, well, OK, but what if I'm at the movies, or some place or involved in some activity where it just doesn't work? I've tried a square wave for that, but a square wave doesn't deal with what for me, is an actual peak. So, what if DEWY could just tell my pump to give me 3u at the time I specify? That would make life so much easier. <br /><br />I also wish MM would get their butts in gear and give us a food/carb library. I am really lousy at carb counting, and as long as I'm at home, and eating pretty much the same thing, I do OK, but I'm hopeless at a party or a restaurant. Also, I've tried the square wave thing for those situations, but it doesn't work for me. I want to be able to tell DEWY what and how much I just ate and have him figure out not only how much insulin I need, but when and how it should be administered. 2u now, and 3u in 3 hours, while having a 0.5u square wave going on at the same time for 6 hours? I ain't asking for much, am I???? :-)Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06909597803703850020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076190155284676524.post-77758157467454507462012-01-12T10:15:49.083-05:002012-01-12T10:15:49.083-05:00Great post Bennet. Boy, it's almost hard to t...Great post Bennet. Boy, it's almost hard to think of what a dream device would be...my brain has been limited by current stuff for so long!<br /><br />One feature that I really wish existed today is the ability to program a temp rate BEFORE it is time to start it.<br /><br />Basketball is the example I'll use. When I play basketball, I need to remember, at 10:30'ish, to start a temp basal rate reduction.<br /><br />I'm thinking of it now, but I can't take action because it's not 10:30 yet. But I can guarantee that I'll almost forget by the time 10:30 rolls around. <br /><br />Then my basketball enjoyment is compromised because I'll spend my time and energy chasing lows.<br /><br />What if, right now, I could tell my pump to start a temp rate AT 10:30?Scott K. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17881833642347872927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076190155284676524.post-63388589730026988732012-01-12T09:58:45.371-05:002012-01-12T09:58:45.371-05:00Hah! Wouldn't that be ideal?! BTW, I think t...Hah! Wouldn't that be ideal?! BTW, I think the Sheldon pics could be more colorful! Visit http://goo.gl/h1HSg on CBS.com for some examples!Scott Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03286529314567223617noreply@blogger.com