Simulating the effects of bolus insulin and carbs - a really useful toolset!

tim2000s

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Most people won't have seen this. It's called Perceptus and is a collaboration between Ken Stack and Gustavo Munoz to build open source tools for educating Type 1s and their carers and also providing better data visualisation tools.

Glucodyn, is a tool built from the Scheiner Carbohydrate Absorption curves and rapid acting insulin absorption curves that allows you to estimate, visually, how modifying the timing and size of your insulin dose will affect your glucose levels after eating. It's a really helpful and worthwhile tool to try out, especially if you are new to T1 or having problems with post meal spikes.

If you use Nightscout and upload data to mlab, there are two additional, cool tools. You can link up the dashboard to use some great visual statistical tools, and there is also GlucodynLive that allows you to apply your glucose data to the curve generation in glucodyn. It approximates an average and uses that to give you some idea of how they two overlay, but isn't fully developed yet.

If you are having any issues wit understanding how your bolus insulin works, I strongly recommend giving it a try!

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ChrisM28

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Wish the UK would develop this dividing by 18 is a pain in the bum!!