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by bleair 1589 days ago
There's also two "open source" systems - https://loopkit.github.io/loopdocs/ - https://openaps.org/

Tidepool is also trying to take the loop project and get a version of it FDA approved.

Both of the open source projects require you to do the work and actively take control of your setup (a cgm plus pump plus phone). They have really nice support communities. I would never go back to not using Loop.

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Our 15 y/o son was diagnosed T1D Jan 2020. Finally got him on loop Sept 2021 and feel the same way. These developers are saints for doing this work. They've given us countless hours of sleep. We had another T1D family come visit us and I set them up on loop. I was in tears when I got text message from them telling us how they their kid is 85% in range and they are actually sleeping through the night. These are truly life changing projects.
I'll be adding one more, I've been using this for some years now:

https://github.com/nightscout/androidaps

It's awesome.

Indeed! AndroidAPS with omnipod dash+G6 (+Android phone) is the latest and greatest setup that you can do
+ the funny thing is that both openaps/androids + loopkit are more advanced than the commercial offerings that we are starting to see now.

Medtronic licensed their artificial pancreas system MD-Logic from Israeli company DreaMed in 2015. Dexcom bought TypeZero (who have system called inControl) back in 2018.

That's to be expected though, self experimentation goes a lot quicker than a regulated track. Even so they are doing great work, and I'm sure the industry is watching this development like a hawk to see what they can pick up.