Everyone now has the opportunity to help make the future better for people living with diabetes. Especially important for PWD who lean toward “tubeless” insulin delivery systems.
Being a father of an 11 year old who currently uses the OmniPod Dash we are watching this one closely. I sure hope this gets approved by the end of the year as they say.
Hi John @Buffalotypeone, will you and your child consider joining in the Clinical Trial?
Clinical trials are important and need human volunteers - it is critical that each of us step in and do our part.
Over the years I’ve participated in several trials that have now become the standard of diabetes management - very rewarding! Of course, there were other attempts that were not successful.
Hey there @Dennis - we meet again . If it’s not too personal, would you mind sharing some of your trials - the medical research ones, that is ? In all my years with diabetes I’m sorry to cubes I’ve never done one. I once signed up for a service that was supposed to connect patients to trials but nothing came of it. How did you find the ones you were in?
Sure Dorie @wadawabbit, here are some - the successful attempts at helping us live a little better. I can add details if you want to hear.
1966 and continuing, Experiment to use LASER for cure for Retinopathy; first was a weapon grade Ruby LASER that had been modified.
Early 1970 “glycosylated hemoglobin”, now called HbA1c.
1974 - 1985: BD Development panel - trying to make disposable insulin pens and needles.
1980 - 1995 I was tester for development of insulin pens - many I never saw on market.
1975 1980 developing multiple dosing strategy [MDI]; this was before digital glucose meters, first with urine and later with the color-changing BS strips. My work [at Joslin] was the basis for the International DCCT Study conducted 19980 to 1990 which proclaimed intensive care [MDI] was beneficial.
Glucowatch, a non-invasive continuous monitor. Didn’t work for me.
Several other experiments with various doctors during my 35 years at Joslin - some I didn’t even know.
Hi @nkim–how do you know that the Chicago study is full? When I looked, that location was marked “recruiting”, but I suppose I may have missed something.
(Also, hey, nice to meet another PWD in Chicago!)
Hi Abby - I emailed the doctor heading the trial in Chicago which is at Northwestern. I have a 12 year old daughter who uses the omnipod dash so thought she could be a good fit for the study. Unfortunately, the doctor emailed that they have reached their maximum participants. She said she is getting 5-6 emails a day with people who are interested but cannot accommodate them.
I am so happy to hear this is going to the trial stage! As an Omnipodder, I have been waiting for this next step. It appears my region is still recruiting and I have already expressed my interest in assisting. Let’s see if I can’t help make T1D a little bit easier for all!
Since I moved out of the Boston area I found it difficult getting into these studies. I came soooooo close to getting into the “Control IQ” even though I wasn’t in a study area; I had to wait for the Tandem roll out last week and now really like how it works.