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by FigurativeVoid 1771 days ago
That's a really great point. I am T1 as well. The improvements I would love is an insulin that is denser and more stable.

If we had insulin that was say.. 1000 units/mL (10x stronger) and didn't degrade as fast, then we could have some really cool and slim devices. You could also have a longer lasting pump site.

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Not so sure about the pump sites. My experience is that the reason for changing pump sites is not just about your insulin cartridge running low, but also about tissue damage at the pump site. Based my own two years of pump usage, changing every three days (as recommended) rarely leads to visible damage, but pushing it to say four days frequently does. Sample size of one though.
Yeah. I'm not sure. Sensors can stay in for 1-2 weeks, but it's not delivery device.