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by tekgnos 701 days ago
It’s all vibes! Type 1 here for 28 years.

You are on the right path here but I think you are missing the “big players” for lack of a better term. The prediction software available now (open source) is quite good and works with different types of CGMS and pumps. You are really going to want to look at Loop.

Loop basically collects the inputs in the app automatically for insulin if you use a pump. I’m on the Omnipod DASH and Loop works with a few, Omnipod being my favorite. You can also input injections. It can also collect CGMS data automatically from that system. It works with Dexcom and others (I think Libre). You manually input carbs, and you are still gonna do that based on VIBES. After that, you get these magic prediction lines that show you where you are headed. And with the pump, it can add or lower insulin amounts (closed loop mode) to keep you in range. Pretty common to be 75-90% in range!

Check it out:

https://github.com/LoopKit/Loop https://www.loopnlearn.org/

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Off topic, but if skip your first sentence and the later mention of insulin, this reads like an acronym and jargon filled comment that could be about anything. Like you could refactor the comment to be about AI LLMs or something.
I understand the entire comment and it literally could not be about anything other than managing diabetes.