Project Overview
A current best practice approach to Type-1 diabetes management involves wearing a Dexcom G7 continuous glucose monitor (CGM) along with a Tandem Mobi insulin pump. The CGM reports glucose readings every 5 minutes, 24/7. The insulin pump pairs with the CGM, receives the glucose data, and adjusts insulin delivery accordingly. The Dexcom G7 and the Mobi pump are both controlled via mobile phone apps. The Mobi pump receives the glucose readings directly from the worn CGM. The glucose readings can be viewed within the Mobi pump controller app.
CGMs and insulin pumps store their data on a web server. The data can be accessed from apps, making months, if not years, of prior CGM and pump data available to both the pump user and their endocrinologist. CGM and pump manufacturers create apps that allow users to analyze this data in various ways. Diabetic patients typically meet quarterly with their endocrinologist to review this data, specifically looking for trends or patterns in the data that can be addressed through lifestyle changes.
The aim of this project is to create a sonification system for historical pump and CGM data. The system should allow the data to be navigated freely, the playback speed be changed, and particular information to be foregrounded or isolated. Such a system might be used, along with other tools, during quarterly endocrinology visits to evaluate the patient’s diabetes management.