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2024-07-15

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Master Your DIY Closed-Loop Insulin Delivery System

Published on 15 July 2024.

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Upcoming Zoom Sessions

Loop and Learn: Informal Discussion in 2024 are normally scheduled on the second Thursday of each month.

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Topic Recorded? Time Date
Loop and Learn: Informal Discussion no 18:00 UTC 8 August 2024

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Version 3.4 of the Loop App Released!

The long-awaited Loop 3.4 is here! Since the release of Loop 3.2 in March of 2023, many new features and bug fixes were added to the dev branch, and now they are live in main. Pete Schwamb announced the release on 13 July 2024. Please wait for a week or more to update to 3.4, to allow time for any bugs to be discovered and resolved. Some browser builders have encountered build errors when building Loop 3.4. If that happens to you, help can be found here.

Because Loop dev just became Loop main (3.4), and Loop is under steady innovation, the dev branch (now 3.5) will be updated very soon.

  • All Loopers who are not actively engaged in developing or testing the Loop app should be using Loop-main.
  • Users who build with the Browser Build method should make sure their default branch is set to main in GitHub to avoid unexpected updates

If you use Browser Build, this is a good time to ensure that you turned off automatic installation from TestFlight on the phone - you should choose a good time to update. See Disable Automatic Install from TestFlight.

A very grateful “THANK YOU” to our Loop developers and testers, who work tirelessly to continuously improve Loop for all of us!

Updates for the LoopFollow App

Another LoopFollow update is here! What’s new:

  • Show eventual BG value and loop status for Trio
  • The info table “Pred.” is renamed to “Min/Max”; it displays the minimum and maximum values of the predictions
  • Correct the DeviceStatus Download Count and Dynamic BGData Download Limit:
    • This bug fix reduces unnecessary data downloaded from Nightscout from around 68kb to 1kb
    • If your Nightscout site has glucose data uploaded from Loop/Trio in addition to glucose from Dexcom, all data will be downloaded and displayed, even when more than 1 day is selected
  • Required updates:
    • Enable Browser Build to continue working
    • Update security

Glider - Make Diabetes Fun

This game is only available in the US at this time

Glider - Make Diabetes Fun is a fresh and free app that turns your diabetes *management into an interactive game. Our team discovered it at D-DATA in Orlando last month and several members have been enjoying doing battle and learning how it works since then. They are also giving feedback to the app’s developers.

Each player feeds their CGM data to the app and it groups players each week into a league based on previous glucose levels. In the league, it pairs two players for a daily "battle". There is also a weekly buddy feature, where you and your buddy can help each other achieve a daily in-range goal. Here’s what it looks like at the start of a week and during a “battle”. Glider is available for iPhone and Android users!