T1D Tech & Innovation: The Connected in Motion team surveyed the community to find out the topics and themes that were top of mind as we launched into 2021. This is what we’ve learned from you and what we’ll be focusing on addressing in the year to come. Did we miss something? Let us know in the comments!
AI, Algorithms, and Automation
In 2014, Stanford University published a study suggesting that someone with Type 1 diabetes makes, on average, an extra 180 health-related decisions every day when compared to someone without diabetes.[1] That number is staggering. And so it’s no wonder that there has been growing excitement in the diabetes community as artificial intelligence (AI), algorithms, and diabetes management automation technologies develop. As these technologies develop and become accessible to people with diabetes, the burden of extra decisions (and, let’s be honest, decisions that have serious consequences if you make an error!) begins to decrease.
Have you ever thought about what you’d spend your time doing with your thoughts if they weren’t occupied with diabetes?
We’ve teamed up with the folks at Tandem Diabetes Care and the team at Medtronic Diabetes to learn more about their latest advancements in closed-loop technology and how people are using the tech in the real world.
Interested in this T1D Tech & Innovation topic? Check out the following Virtual Slipstream sessions:
Control-IQ-Technology in the Real World
With Lorraine Anderson, RD, CDE at Tandem Diabetes Care and Evelyn Riddell, Tandem User
Saturday, April 24th, 2021 1:30pm ET
Join us for an overview of Tandem Diabetes Care‘s advanced hybrid closed loop system, now available in Canada. You’ll have the chance to submit questions to be answered, and chat directly with community member Evelyn Riddell who recently updated her t:slim X2 pump software.
Getting the Most out of the MiniMed 770G
With Kayla O’Connell, Sales Associate, Medtronic
Saturday, April 24th, 2021 5:30 PM
Join us for an overview of Medtronic’s new MiniMed™770G system and learn about its features and how it could make an impact in your diabetes care. Hear from current system users and ask questions!
DIY Diabetes
The DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Diabetes movement began in 2013 when pioneer, Dana Lewis, was frustrated with her CGM alarms not being loud enough. She connected with diabetes dad, John Costik, to learn about how he had engineered a way to see his son’s CGM data remotely.[2] Not long after that Dana began developing her own algorithm to not only make her CGM alarms louder but also to predict her blood sugars and make suggestions for diabetes management actions to correct predicted out of range numbers.
There is a wide range of experiences in the community related to DIY Diabetes. Some of you are totally on top of the latest updates, building new systems and trialling new algorithms. Others are only hearing about DIY Diabetes solutions for the first time. We wanted to provide an opportunity to hear more about the pros and cons of DIY Diabetes solutions and take a look at what could be on the horizon as more closed-loop commercial systems come to market.
Interested in this T1D Tech & Innovation topic? Check out the following Virtual Slipstream session:
The Future of DIY
With Kate Farnsworth, Advocate
Thursday, April 22nd, 2021 8:30pm ET
The Do-it-yourself diabetes movement is growing! As more diabetes technology works towards interoperability, find out what that might mean for the DIY diabetes community. Learn about the benefits and challenges of going DIY.
Interoperability
The diabetes community is made up of an incredible collection of people. If you’ve had the pleasure of spending time with a group of people with diabetes, you likely learned quickly that there is no one solution for anything diabetes-related. What works for one person may have the opposite effect for someone else. This is especially true when it comes to diabetes devices. And this is why choices and interoperability become so important.
Interoperability in diabetes is the idea that devices, regardless of the manufacturer, can “talk” to one another. In an ‘interoperable’ diabetes world, any BG meter can talk to any CGM. Any CGM can talk to any Insulin Pump. Smart Pens can connect with smart meters.
The FDA has identified interoperability as an important factor in ensuring improved care, reduced errors and adverse events, and to encourage innovation and diabetes device companies have started to listen.
Interested in this T1D Tech & Innovation topic? Check out the following Virtual Slipstream session:
Device Interoperability: An intro to Ypsomed and their vision for a connected future
With April Shepherd, Territory Manager at Ypsomed Diabetescare
Sunday, April 25th, 2021 11:30am ET
Interoperability is an essential component for reducing the burden of diabetes. Technological advances in glucose monitoring and insulin pumping are advancing at a speed never seen before. Join us to meet the team at YpsoMed and learn more about their vision for decreasing the burden of diabetes technology for the diabetes community.
What to watch out for in the world of Diabetes Tech
The world of diabetes tech is constantly changing. Each year, we hear loud and clear from the community the value of hearing about the latest and greatest. As an organization, we work hard to spread the word about as many of the options and technologies that are available.
We’ve heard from you that you value being at the forefront of technology in the diabetes space and want to know as much as possible about the choices you have today, as well as the choices you may have in the future.
Interested in this T1D Tech & Innovation topic? Check out the following Virtual Slipstream sessions:
Diabetes Tech: Global perspectives
With Kamil Armacki, Nerdabetic
Saturday, April 24th, 2021 11:30am ET
What’s currently on the international diabetes device market, and what’s in the pipeline? Find out the cool diabetes tech around the world that you might not know about, and the innovative features that could be available in the near future.
Product Showcase: Dexcom
With Apurv Kamath, Vice President of Product, Dexcom
Saturday, April 24th, 2021 2:45pm ET
Learn from Apurv Kamath, Vice President of Product, Dexcom about what’s new from the Dexcom team.
Product Showcase: Medtronic 770G
With Kayla O’Connell, Sales Associate, Medtronic Diabetes
Saturday, April 24th, 2021 12:45pm ET
Learn from Kayla O’Connell, Sales Associate, Medtronic Diabetes about what’s new from the Medtronic team.
Product Showcase: Omnipod Dash 101
With Suzanne Magie, Omnipod
Saturday, April 24th, 2021 2:45pm ET
Join us for a chance to learn more about the Omnipod tubeless insulin pump system. Whether you’re new to pumping, looking to ‘cut the cord’ and try a tubeless pump option, or are a current Podder looking for information about the DASH system, this session is for you. You have the chance to hear answers to the community’s most asked questions about Omnipod, and check out all of latest technology and features of the Omnipod DASH system.
Product Showcase: t:slim & Control-IQ
With Lorraine Anderson, RD, CDE, Tandem Diabetes Care & Evelyn Riddell, PWD
Saturday April 24th, 2021 2:45pm ET
Learn from Lorraine Anderson, RD, CDE, Tandem Diabetes Care & Evelyn Riddell, PWD their experiences using Tandem Diabetes Care’s Control-IQ system.
Product Showcase: YpsoPump
With April Shepherd, YpsoMed Diabetescare
Saturday, April 24th, 2021 12:45pm ET
Learn from Territory Manager, April Shepherd about the YpsoPump and what it has to offer people with diabetes.
Using Tech to improve self-management
Finally, we heard from you about the digital burnout that can sometimes come from embracing diabetes tech. With more numbers, data, and technology at our fingertips than ever before, we sometimes wonder whether we are truly reducing the burden of diabetes or if we’re adding information with the tools to process, understand or make change.
We heard about the importance of making data actionable. Taking numbers and doing something with them so we can feel better and live healthier lives with diabetes.
Interested in this T1D Tech & Innovation topic? Check out the following Virtual Slipstream session:
Making the Most of Dexcom CLARITY
With Toni Thomas, RN, CDE
Sunday, April 25th, 2021 1:30pm ET
Do you use a Dexcom CGM system? Join us to learn more about Dexcom Clarity Reports, the data at your fingertips with the Dexcom Clarity App, and how you can use this tool to assist with diabetes self-management decisions and goals on an ongoing basis.
