Pumps
Pumps, Phones, and How Tight Should a Teen's Control Be?
A mother of a 14-year-old asks: Tandem or Omnipod 5? Does her daughter really need a phone? And does tight control matter for a teen who's already in range?
Pumps
Pumps
Pump Failure: Are You Prepared?
A reader's pump failed on Shabbos morning — here's what they did, and what it teaches about being prepared. With Rabbi Meisels' thoughts on halacha, going back to injections, and loaner pumps.
Frum community
You Asked Me to Build a Pump. Here's What We Built Instead.
A reader suggested I build my own insulin pump — Shabbos mode, a "trust me" override, and "Time in Optimal Range" included. I couldn't build the pump. Instead, meet the Range Report: FWD's third tool, with your own custom ranges and a Shabbos filter no one else was ever going to build.
Pumps
Nice Landing
A reader skipped his iLet meal announcement, spent three hours high, and called it a "nice landing." Can a sophisticated pump really handle an unannounced meal? A close look at what the graph shows — and what "control" really means.
CGM
Is Time in Range Really a Better Number Than A1C?
Many now say Time in Range beats A1C. But there's a case where A1C is the better number — and the real answer is to read all of them together. A plain-language look at the numbers that tell the whole story, where to find them online, and what a body without diabetes looks like.
Infusion Sets
The 7-Day Infusion Set Race Just Got Interesting
Two completely different approaches that may change the future of pump therapy.