I was 100% for infra as code as it gives devs more freedom to get what they need. Then the startup went from 50 to 100 to 1000 and people just needed to get stuff done and usually the exact same thing over and over. So we migrated to a custom DSL which is much easier to standardize, lint, review and read. I think when you don't know what you need code is better for flexibility, when the domain is sorted, DSL.
We looked at the Medtronic 780g system, there are a bunch of problems for a four year old. Most obvious is the tube, it gets in the way, the omnipod is waterproof and just works. The next is inserting the guardian sensors used to be horrific (as I understand it they have an applicator now) but my son barely feels the dexcom G7 insertion.
AAPS is good, it could be better, but it has a complete set of features we need. Just need a phone
I wish iPhone made smaller phones. At the moment we are also in AAPS for features like remote Bolus, which means only Android, which at least has some options. The Dexcom limitations are worked out using BYOD or similar work arounds.
The phone is needed for caregivers to get the numbers. The CGM direct to Pump connection is all closed down as well, so features like remote Bolus don't exist in those systems.
The only blocker for a lot of these things to exist is just someone to make it. There is no money in it, the software is life and death sometimes, the total amount of users you can reach is world wide is probably like 2-3 million. The only stopper is just someone making it.
The Venn diagram of what the device needs vs what a cell phone has is so close, and the scale cell phones are made brings down their price so much, that a dedicated device would be more expensive, worse and more difficult to get.
Hopefully Apple keeps up releasing the smaller phone range. I would like to get an iPhone for my son, still a bit too big for him. Maybe when he is 7 :)
In New Zealand we have a single company that owns all the telecommunications wires. It was broken up in the 90's from a service provider because they were a monopoly and abusing their position in the market. Now we have a ton of options of ISPs, but only one company to deal with if there are line faults. BTW the line company is the best to deal with, the ISPs are shit.
Same for mobile infrastructure would be great as well.
My T1D son is 4.5yo, I book marked this page so that in a couple years I can read it a build him something that is (hopefully) just as cool. Unless I can buy it off the shelf...
If the trade off for macros is speed, size and usability. I am glad they didn't merge macros just to tick a box and leave everyone saddled with a bad decision going forward.
The current government is not very popular, to get in power the current PM had to make a deal with two devils (ACT and NZF). Fortunately they all hate each other and undermine one another at many points
It's an interesting hobby, but one that has recently been in the news in New Zealand for the wrong reasons where some bottle hunters dug up and destroyed some native trees looking for old bottles https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/535310/suspected-treasur...
IMHO: This is the closest thing to a "cure" coming out in the next decade. Like a couple injections a day, wearing a CGM to make sure it is working, no calculations, no worry about carb intake.
A lot of the other "cures" involve immunosuppressants which have a ton of bad side effects that can be worse than diabetes.
The thing I like about games is a clear objective that once achieved you have "finished".
The thing I don't like about software is that no software is (or will ever be?) finished.
I once had to use a bathroom so stopped in a shop, they said customers only, so I bought the cheapest thing they had, a coke. Then, while I was in the bathroom another employee, who didn't see me purchase the drink started banging on the door yelling customers only. I looked like a tourist, this was in London near Hyde park, so maybe a bad area.
In London places won't let you use their bathrooms unless you buy something.
The UK was by far the worst place I have visited for lack of public toilets. They also don't have many/any public fountains, which is insane around kids playgrounds that have no public facilities within walking distance.
"This is just a demonstration about how critical our software is and how undervalued we are. If the whole world economy requires us to run, we should be worth more" /s
I wonder what the rollout procedure is for CrowdStrike.
I put $100 down that this was a minor update they decided was so minimal it didn't need extensive testing.
So many places use the "emergency break glass rollout procedure" on every deploy because it doesn't require all the hassle
My 4yo son has to have a phone to control his medical devices, we use a Kin Kong mini 3, which is pretty good. It has a few draw backs, but it being a bit more rugged than the jelly phone is useful.
Not an expert, but could you use something like https://enigmaprotector.com/en/aboutvb.html to virtualize a file system to create a portable exe. Not sure if the size would exceed your specs.
I have just refactored a phone app to use SQLite from a previous in memory model and it is so much faster than I need. I could use a few more features, but already so amazing.
Yeah, but if you give juice or other yummy things every time your kid refuses to eat, then you are just rewarding them for refusing food. It is a very stressful balance.
Oh true, those days seem like a lifetime ago. I am now writing an app to make remote monitoring easier for Sams preschool, but are planning on writing a scalable replacement to Nightscout soon. Also digging into the various algorithms would be fun.
There are so many ways that software can make T1D more tolerable, I am glad you have found some solutions for yourself too :)