@rc @djh many diabetics hack pumps and apps in this...

@rc @djh many diabetics hack pumps and apps in this way due to proprietary software and the whole system "retail" being prohibitively expensive. I don't know much about the actual hacking side of it but I am not brave enough to experiment with it myself. I do multiple daily injections to manage my blood sugar - a luddite in the type 1 world!

Fortunately the CGM should catch the high blood sugars but it still isn't optimal diabetic treatment!

Like 26 Oct 2023 at 23:09 | Wall-to-wall | Open on aus.social

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Ian Holmes

@rc @djh @Natalie MDIs are tough!

27 Oct 2023 at 1:52 | Open on mastodon.social

Jennifer Kayla | Theogrin 🦊

@Natalie @rc @djh

I'm on an ultralente and a log, which works just fine for me, but even without a pump, recently my Android phone has been disabling the CGM's notifications for Reasons, which, yanno, not so good.

I make half jokes about how because I can tell when I'm low while awake, I can't tell so easily when I'm asleep, so I prefer to be higher before I slumber...

27 Oct 2023 at 3:01 | Open on chaosfem.tw

@theogrin @Natalie @djh I soon will get my semi-automatic system. At least basal will be managed automatically depending on CGM readings. Sounds great and hopefully is.

27 Oct 2023 at 5:53 | Open on social.tchncs.de

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@rc @theogrin @Natalie @djh this doesn't look ideal, but still, if people use software in a particular way then it's not a bug, it's a feature, and requires attention.

And sometimes the buggy bio-hack is the best alternative someone has.

27 Oct 2023 at 8:01 | Open on dice.camp