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Technology & Devices

From urine test strips to Dexcom G7, from a single NPH injection a day to algorithmic closed-loop systems — if you've lived T1D for four decades, you've seen every major device transition. This pillar is the full technology story: what worked, what didn't, what the marketing won't tell you, and what to watch for when choosing your setup.

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A person in sportswear checking a smartphone and smartwatch after exercising — the kind of data that may soon help predict hypoglycemia for people living with type 1 diabetes

Technology & DevicesApr 16, 2026 · 10 min

Can AI Predict Hypos Before You Exercise?

A machine-learning model trained on 8,827 T1D workouts flagged hypo risk about 77% of the time. Here is what that means for my next workout — and yours.

A medical researcher in protective gear working with laboratory samples in a clinical trial setting related to type 1 diabetes research

Technology & DevicesApr 16, 2026 · 9 min

Tegoprubart: What Four Decades of T1D Taught Me About the Headlines

Six islet-transplant recipients on an experimental drug came off insulin. After four decades of 'breakthrough' headlines, here is what I think about tegoprubart — and what the research actually says.

A woman using her phone to scan a continuous glucose monitor sensor on her upper arm, the routine gesture of modern diabetes management

Technology & DevicesApr 11, 2026 · 11 min

Every Way I've Delivered Insulin in 43 Years: Pens, Pumps, and the Honest Tradeoffs

A longtime T1D's honest breakdown of every insulin delivery method — syringes, pens, tubed pumps, patch pumps, and modern automated insulin delivery — with the tradeoffs the marketing won't tell you.