Readit Newsbleair commented on Six months as a full time pancreas maori.geek.nz/6-months-as... · Posted by u/grahar64
May I suggest you look at this project that combines the Dexcom with your pump along with software. It is not a simple turn it on and automatically everything is perfect, however it is by far the best option right now for type 1 diabetics if you are willing to put in the effort to set it all up - which from all the testing and finger sticks indicates you are.
bleair commented on Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources reuters.com/technology/ex... · Posted by u/thm
If moderators are good, why cant you just hire more moderators?
The motivations are different, but I think wikipeida is an interesting example where editing / moderation does (mostly) work. Again, I can't see how that could ever work on twitter, but wikipedia is the only large-user-base example of "social media" that isn't horrible.
bleair commented on Pilot FriXion Erasable Pens: A Comprehensive Guide jetpens.com/blog/Pilot-Fr... · Posted by u/mas-ev
They are fun / nice-colors to use, but be aware that your writing can disappear over time.
A friend has journals a few years old and on the right 2/3rds of the pages the writing is nearly gone (theory being maybe that side got warmer, but not certain)
bleair commented on The Unreasonable Math of Type 1 Diabetes maori.geek.nz/the-unreaso... · Posted by u/grahar64
Hey Graham -- great post! The Medtronic / Guardian sensor combo is generally disliked by patients, though (in the US) the Medtronic 770G is FDA approved for ages 2+.
Most prefer the t:slim X2 with "Control-IQ" (their hybrid closed-loop: https://www.tandemdiabetes.com/products/t-slim-x2-insulin-pu...), which is FDA approved for ages 6+, and works great.
The bleeding edge is the Beta Bionics (https://www.betabionics.com/) bi-hormonal system (insulin + glucagon), currently in clinical trials for ages 6+.
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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My third favorite thing is that I’m pretty sure the movie wouldn’t have made its premiere if it hadn’t been for some last-minute Python I wrote to fill the last drive to rush out the door.
God, was DD a good place to work.
The vfx business was and continues to be a "challenging field to work in", but man what an incredible experience it was working there.