So, my blood sugar dropped to 36. I’m back up now, wasn’t down there for too long. I was asking for ice cream with nothing less than a polite New Jersey demanding manner….
There was a failure in the Glucagon pump at the wrong time, keeping my from getting glucagon at the time a needed it.
That’s the Bad News-
The Good News is that the pump failures that resulted during this study have everything to do with using the off the shelf insulin pumps in a way they weren’t meant to. They are administering boluses every 5 minutes, rather than basal. This is good news because the next generation (shown in early post), has already dealt with these design issues.
Not to mention, its a research study, meant to work out all of the kinks before it goes to market. We have run into some hurdles, but they are already resolving them for the next phase of their research: outpatient studies.
That’s a good think, but they didn’t give me any ice cream in here, and I don’t think the cord’s gonna reach too far.
Just kind of curious, is the next generation AP actually already developed, or was the picture you showed us a “prototype” … When will they start to use that one in trials and when will the outpatient studies begin?
… We are continually amazed and very excited by this whole thing!!!
btw, I’m thinking you deserve some ice cream!!!
The one I showed is the prototype that is getting submitted to the FDA in 3 weeks. That was he first time the researchers got to see it…..right out of he box from the manufacturer. They expect that the FDA will approve in a months time and then hey can set up the second phase of the AP trials. They already have the funding, they just need the device approved and then will start recruiting patients.
I’m trying to get them to approve a 6 mile run or a bike ride as part of the protocol for the outpatient phase. Gotta find a nurse healthy enough to stay with, since it’s a 1:1 with patient nurse, just in case.