What does HackerNews think of Loop?

An automated insulin delivery app template for iOS, built on LoopKit

Language: Swift

Heh -- Apple Watch + Loop (https://github.com/LoopKit/Loop) handles all my insulin dosing, so technically definitely a killer app that I can't live w/out.

I've turned off all other features/notifications on my Apple Watch, it just does this, and it's the most valuable product I use (since I no longer have to pull out an insulin pump in a meeting, look at some other screen to see glucose values, etc etc etc).

Many people are controlling their insulin pumps via phone and watch apps: https://github.com/LoopKit/Loop

The app tries to predict blood glucose in the future (drawing on CGM, food intake, lots of parameters and other data) and based on that either automatically injects insulin, or asks the user to confirm.

People need to compile the app themselves because the liability in the case of adverse effects is insanely high.

It’s a highly driven community. I’ve seldom seen such a useful and well supported application of modern tech.

Source: I worked for a company in the diabetes app space.

I would like to add that Control-IQ still underperforms open source DIY artificial pancreas systems like Loop (https://github.com/LoopKit/Loop).

The guys that built Loop and the Riley Link (https://getrileylink.org/) (bluetooth to RF adapter relay to control wireless pumps that were reverse-engineered) are heroes.

If you can to get the right pump, I highly recommend compiling one of these apps. Just wipes out all the competition from the commercial axis, truly life changing apps if you learn how to use them.

https://github.com/MilosKozak/AndroidAPS/

https://github.com/LoopKit/Loop