# Resources

For a narrated video to explain the basics of automated insulin delivery technology, check out [this free video](https://bit.ly/39Paa1O) that uses an analogy of scuba diving to help explain to kids or others with less experience of diabetes. It's also available in [print](https://amzn.to/3tqJHza) or [Kindle](https://amzn.to/39MzCVE) book forms.

![Visual of different book formats for "Understanding Automated Insulin Delivery: A basic book for kids, family, and friends of people living with diabetes ", a book for kids, by Dana M. Lewis](https://768168859-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LdolRomoogyyRXmu2OA%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-e1a4ff5294f1a36ea362df4ae2ea746bb430dee1%2FUnderstandingAutomatedInsulinDelivery_Book_DanaMLewis.png?alt=media)

Here are some of the resources discussed throughout the book, and other helpful references:

#### Documentation for a few different DIY diabetes projects:

* Nightscout: <https://nightscout.github.io/>
* OpenAPS: <http://openaps.readthedocs.org/en/latest/>
* AndroidAPS: <https://androidaps.readthedocs.io/en/latest/>
* Loop: <https://loopkit.github.io/loopdocs/>

#### Related Facebook Groups:

* “Looped” (supports all types of DIY closed loop systems): <https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheLoopedGroup/>
* “CGM In The Cloud” (supports Nightscout-related questions): <https://www.facebook.com/groups/cgminthecloud/>
* “CGM In The Cloud Off Topic” (supports all other diabetes-related topics and other tech question): <https://www.facebook.com/groups/CGMITCOFFTOPIC/>

## Research referenced:

* Meta-analysis article (Tsapas et. al, BMJ): <https://www.bmj.com/content/361/bmj.k1310>
* “Excellent Glycemic Control Maintained by Open-Source Hybrid Closed-Loop AndroidAPS During and After Sustained Physical Activity” (Petruzelkova et al): <https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/dia.2018.0214>
* “Glycemic Control in Individuals with Type 1 Diabetes Using an Open Source Artificial Pancreas System (OpenAPS)” (Melmer et al): <https://dom-pubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dom.13810>
* “Efficacy, safety, and user experience of DIY or open-source artificial pancreas systems: a systematic review” (Asarani et al): <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00592-020-01623-4>
* “In Silico Trials of an Open-Source Android-Based Artificial Pancreas: A New Paradigm to Test Safety and Efficacy of Do-It-Yourself Systems” (Toffanin et al): <https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/dia.2019.0375>
* “A real-world study of user characteristics, safety and efficacy of open-source closed-loop systems and Medtronic 670G” (Jeyaventhan et al): <https://dom-pubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dom.14439?af=R>
* “Use of a do-it-yourself artificial pancreas system is associated with better glucose management and higher quality of life among adults with type 1 diabetes” (Wu et al):<https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2042018820950146>
* “CREATE (Community deRivEd AutomaTEd insulin delivery) trial. Randomised parallel arm open label clinical trial comparing automated insulin delivery using a mobile controller (AnyDANA-loop) with an open-source algorithm with sensor augmented pump therapy in type 1 diabetes” (Burnside et al): <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs40200-020-00547-8>
* “Open-Source Automated Insulin Delivery in Type 1 Diabetes” (Burnside et al, New England Journal of Medicine in 2022): <https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2203913>
* “Extended use of an open-source automated insulin delivery system in children and adults with type 1 diabetes: The 24-week continuation phase following the CREATE randomized controlled trial” (Burnside et al, Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics, 2023): <https://doi.org/10.1089/dia.2022.0484>
* “First Use of Open-Source Automated Insulin Delivery AndroidAPS in Full Closed-Loop Scenario: Pancreas4ALL Randomized Pilot Study” (Petruzelkova et al, 2023): <https://doi.org/10.1089/dia.2022.0562>
* “Hybrid Closed Loop Using a Do-It-Yourself Artificial Pancreas System in Adults With Type 1 Diabetes” (Nanayakkara et al, 2023): <https://doi.org/10.1177/19322968231153882>
* All the DIY studies mentioned otherwise are linked from [OpenAPS.org/outcomes](http://openaps.org/outcomes)

## Blogs covering living with APS:

* Dana Lewis: [https://DIYPS.org/](https://diyps.org/)
* Tim Street: <http://www.diabettech.com/>
* Mary Anne Patton: <https://myartificialpancreas.net/>

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