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Type 1 diabetes and data: a little intro
I think I’ve always loved data. But until my daughter, Alma, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, I hadn’t really worked with any datasets that had this much personal meaning for me. Alma was diagnosed...
View ArticleType 1 diabetes – the mini video explainer version!
I made this one a while ago but figured I’d share it here (it’s also up on instagram). The post Type 1 diabetes – the mini video explainer version! appeared first on Michelle Weirathmueller.
View ArticleExploring Loop data in a Mongo database – Part 1
Now that we have Alma up and running with a DIY Loop system, all of her data live on a MongoDB database. Everything is in there – blood sugar (readings every 5 minutes!) and pump data (boluses,...
View ArticleHidden Markov Monte Carlo simulations – and what they can do for YOU!
Almost every day for the past 6-ish years I’ve used a numerical model that falls under the category of “Hidden Markov Monte Carlo simulations”. And I almost never think about what it actually means,...
View ArticleExtract loop settings at specific times – part 2
I should probably explain what I’m even trying to do here. I mean, my main goal is, of course, to improve the way I’m treating my daughter’s type 1 diabetes. But the question is – how? One of the...
View ArticleLoop data, Part 3: Figuring out time zones
The time zone thing is sort of a detail I could have skipped for the time being – I was already converting CGM times from “UTC” to “US/Eastern”, and it would have been fine for the foreseeable future…...
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Loop data, part 4: a bit of plotting
This time I covered a couple of things – daily statistics calculations and also some really really basic time series plotting. I like daily statistics – and copied most of the code from my older...
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Loop data, part 6: Day 3 Highs – are they real?
I’m trying to figure out if I’m just imagining it, or if Alma’s blood sugar is consistently high on the last day of her Omnipod. For anyone who’s less familiar with insulin pumps and how they work,...
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Insulin, Carbs, and a bit of Minecraft: Creating my First Mobile App
Hi everyone – I’m excited to share my first mobile app! It’s really more of a mini-app that is a step along the way to building something better, but it’s still a big deal to me It’s extra fun because...
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Adventures in APIs: A tiny lil’ weather app
This is my second app (huzzah!) – and I made it purely for learning purposes. I needed to figure out how to access online data, and weather data is a decent place to start since it’s familiar and...
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