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@A DiabetesTeam Member actually they do and there is a few (brand) options

The top of the line version right now is made by a company called Medtronic

The system is a pump/cgm combination

You dial in what you want your "average" blood sugar to be, say 6.0/108 - the CGM monitors your sugar level and the pump adjust insulin to try and keep you there

Pro's - fill it up, set it and let it do its thing
Con's - is wicked expensive so your insurance would have to cover it

There is also "Pod" systems (Omnipod)

Small pod that is filled with (up to) 3 days worth of insulin - stick it on like a CGM sensor and then use a CGM and an APP to dispense the Insulin

Pro's - no big "kit" with tubes like the pump so great for the "active user" - can swim with it on

Con's - one time use and only lasts for a max of 3 days (depending how much insulin you use) - expensive so again, need good insurance

So there are options. The Medtronic MiniMed 780G is the closest thing to an artificial pancreas out there today, but at $1200 for the pump plus the cost of Insulin, it maybe out of the reach of many

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Joyce586 @ l supported you wholeheartedly that physical exercises help a lot and l believe that's the key to sucess with my normal blood Sugar reading in the morning as l do a lot of exercises

For the last 2 or more years, I've been using the Vgo insulin delivery system. It has 3 different content strengths. Thirty, forty and I think sixty. I am on the Vgo 30. Each day I fill my patch with 60 units of insulin. Over the next 24 hours. It will administer a steady stream of 30 units of insulin to my system. The other 30 units are used to bolus for meals and snacks. Three "clicks" for a meal, 4 if it's a big meal and 1 click for a snack. Each "click" is 2 units of insulin. There are no tubes involved. Just a tiny needle that I don't even feel. It sticks to my body with an adhesive patch. After 24 hours, I take it off and stick on a fresh one. Also if my bg is high for no good reason, I take a dose. My cgm helps me keep track of my numbers and the Vgo helps me with control. My endocrinologist recommended the Vgo because I now have gastroparesis and was having a hard time with control. I'm now back under 7 a1c after topping off at 8. Also, I'm 72 so control gets a little harder. Anyway, that's my contribution.