Guest blog: The T1 tyre

18 January 2010
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I mentioned in my post about camping over New Year that I am no Brad Pitt and that little thought spurred another which then spurred a conversation with my friend about weight and T1 diabetes.

We are all well too aware of the hazards of eating crappy food and putting weight on for no other reason than being a little over indulgent but my friend and I were talking about how us T1’s have got a little more than the average person to factor in if we want to be the belle of the ball. If I exercise I tend to go low and gobble some glucose, if I aren’t paying attention then I have hypos, since going…

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By Aaron on 18 January 2010 at 8.31 am
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A new artificial pancreas in the making.

14 January 2010
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There’s been plenty of talk over the last few years about ‘closed loop’ systems and artificial pancreases. Talk and a bit of action but nothing conclusive just yet.

However, the latest announcement that the JDRF are pouring $US 8 million into a closed loop system between Animas and Dexcom (CGMS) sounds like great news to me.

Details over at Diabetes Mine…

Interesting to hear they’d hope to have a product in market in four year’s time.

My questions are two-fold.

1. Does that mean it could get released in the States in 2014…

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By Nic on 14 January 2010 at 9.59 am
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You asked for it…

1 October 2009
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…. so here it is. A topline comparison of the Animas vs the Cozmo insulin pumps.

Please note that this is one person’s opinion only though – we all have different things which appeal so if someone else assessed it they might disagree. Disagree away in the comments box below – happy to have feedback!

Click here for Nic’s Cozmo vs Animas comparison.

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By Nic on 1 October 2009 at 6.55 pm
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What to look for in an insulin pump.

4 July 2009
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I’m going over to my Mum and Dad’s neighbours’ house today to give them a bit of a demo of my pump and a bit of background on pumping. They have a 12 year old son who’s had T1 for about a year now and are keen to investigate and possibly get him on a pump in the next few months.

This lead me to think about what I would tell them, so I sat down and compiled a list of things which are important to me in a pump, now that I’ve been pumping for almost a year. I thought this could be useful for some of you, plus I’d be interested in any discussion. See the below and…

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By Nic on 4 July 2009 at 7.36 am
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