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September 28, 2016 by Juliet McDonald

Today we get to celebrate the artificial pancreas! MiniMed got FDA approval for their closed loop system. I first saw the news posted on the JDRF facebook page, and then I went on to read about 100 articles about it. A closed-loop means so much. It means less of forgetting to give myself insulin for dinner (WHICH I JUST REALIZE I DID). It means better control for pregnant people. It means less beeps and more sleep and...and...and...MORE LIFE! 

Cue the insulin-soaked tears! 

But, even as everyone in the diabetes world is celebrating, is it bad for me to want more? 

I want a closed-loop that also gives glucagon to save us from those scaaaaary lows. 

I want a closed-loop that doesn't use that {uncomfortable} MiniMed sensor. #dex4lyfe

I want a closed-loop that is tubeless. #tubesgetstuckoneverything

I guess beggars can't be choosers, but I want it all...now pardon me as I go to find a way to sign up for this new pancreas :) 

 

September 28, 2016 /Juliet McDonald
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