[PLUG-TALK] Open source insulin pump

[Amy Kelly]

I've shared this with people I know could benefit from this, thanks for the
information.

On Nov 26, 2016 11:06, "John Jason Jordan" <johnxj at comcast.net> wrote:

> Insurance companies do their best to wriggle out of having to supply a
> patient with an insulin pump because they are hideously expensive
> (~$8,000 to $10,000), plus the supplies run ~$3,000 a year. On the
> other hand, in the past few years pumps have become available which can
> be controlled by a continuous glucose monitor, effectively turning the
> pump + monitor into an artificial pancreas system (APS), a tool which
> can virtually eliminate complications arising from hyperglycemia.
>
> I'm not sure a pump is for me so I have recently spent a lot of time
> researching the issue. Imagine my surprise when I stumbled
> upon an open source insulin pump:
>
> https://openaps.org/reference-design/
> https://diyps.org/
>
> As is typical of open source tools, one benefit is to slash the cost.
> But as is also not unusual, the open source solution may not completely
> match the functionality of the commercial product. In this case, if I
> understand correctly, the open source APS can only supply basal insulin
> requirements and not bolus needs, where the commercial systems can
> usually do both.
>
> Comments encouraged!
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