Ben West
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Had a fun Diwali get together yesterday and had to take a small correction dose.
I LOVE how you can #bolus from the Apple Watch with DIY Loop. Easy and so cool! Love this tech!
Ignore my friends 😂♥️
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@parthaskar @DSNforumUK @NHSEngland @hilarynathan01 @RenzaS @Jazzsethi95 @diabetes_chat @geraldinegallen @TIME_research @DigiBeteUK @JamieFonzarelli Any tips on replicating this success in other regions?
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Sent to me by mum of Mia
Who is 14 and about a year into her diagnosis of #T1Diabetes
And the impact of hearing the local #NHS contacting her about the move to a #ClosedLoop system
Funded by taxpayer
Free to the user
It’s wonderful, no?
(Shared with permission)
#gbdoc 💙
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An indirect but consequential aspect of throwing AI at healthcare: it permits making explicit considerations in decisions previously implicit and opaque. For example: "Why did you bill more for patient A compared to patient B?" The answers can inform policy (and/or motivate some LLM builders to steer/align them to obfuscating explanations).
Morgan Cheatham, MD@morgancheatham
one conversation we should be having more, especially in healthcare: is this an AI problem or a policy problem? a big challenge in American healthcare stems from the reality that our healthcare strategy changes with every administration throwing AI at problems that are well-addressed by policy innovation (e.g., AI for payer-provider RCM war) feels like a gross misallocation of resources solution sets are rarely zero sum – in truth, most problems will require policy, tech, and human interventions, but it's worth asking ourselves whether AI is the best solve when we have a multitude of options
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Sometimes I try to complain to leadership and they tell me:
GIF
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@Tims_Pants Could be useful in hospital settings as a proxy for sepsis/infection.
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Is it just me or does there seem to be a lack of utility in a CGM that sits on the forearm and the only way to read it is it changes colour when in, above and below range?
And I'm not talking from a data perspective.
#GBDoc
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NZ announces free CGM and pumps for all NZers with T1d. Huge moment for our small nation. Limited choice, but we’ll take it! AID for all!
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@ATTDconf @Tims_Pants Interoperability of #diabetes technology - #PwD's view -@Tims_Pants
✅ Data sharing can be an issue
✅ #PwD should be able to choose who they share their data with
✅ #WeAreNotWaiting gives standardised data
⚠️ It is MY data
#ATTD2024 #dedoc° @ATTDconf #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs
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@scottleibrand @jaylagorio @vrobconsult Same equipment with different labeling, stickers, and software and intended use for liability and regulatory reasons.
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@jaylagorio @vrobconsult @bewestisdoing It’s approved OTC for PWT2D, not T1D (no real-time alarms or dosing indication). Unclear how different it is technically from the G7…
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Dexcom CGM now available OTC! We are still only barely scratching the surface of the value of these devices to humanity.
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San Francisco! I'll be talking about #RebelHealth on Thurs. 3/14 at 6:30pm. Register for your spot: eventbrite.com/e/cps-160-susa…
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@parthaskar @PHU_NHS Let's chat about how this impacts diabetes technology, data rights, and government funding for medical devices.
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@parthaskar @PHU_NHS Fun: I worked at Meraki implementing "bring your own device" networking policies for network operators, later acquired by Cisco for over $1bn. Since, I've worked on similar "BYOD" networking concepts relevant for insulin pumps and CGM. Nightscout and openaps are prime examples.
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A day of taking questions on #ClosedLoops
A day of negotiations with industry
A day of taking the next steps re #IMGs
And a day of clinics with smiles & discussions about the future
Exhausting yet satisfying day at the ranch @PHU_NHS
To tomorrow
#Meraki
#thursdayvibes
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