I read a blog post recently about how diabetes technology should and needs to be better. It can be viewed here https://www.hanselman.com/blog/the-sad-state-of-diabetes-technology-in-2012

“I'm not looking for pity, sadness or suggestions for herbs and spices that might help me out. I'd just like a day off. Just a single day out of the last 7000 or the next, I'd like to have a single piece of pie and not chase my blood sugar for hours.” - Scott Hanselman

Every hospital appointment or check up we are told there will be a cure in the next 5 years. Another 5 years pass and there is STILL no cure, the cycle continues. Although there is technology available it doesn’t mean that this technology is good technology. For example, test strips to check blood glucose levels only have +-20% accuracy, which means you can check your blood sugar via finger stick twice and get a number you'd take action on along with one you wouldn't. The types of insulins available have also improved throughout the years however they still aren’t amazing. Most insulins now reach their peak working time an hour after administering it, but that isn’t fast enough when a high sugar dosage can send your levels to peak in a matter of minutes.

More needs to be done considering 80% of the NHS diabetes budget is spent on treating complications and diabetes is the leading cause of blindness, kidney failure and amputation. Instead of there being multiple devices which diabetics needs to be hooked up to like a robot, on device should and needs to be possible for a better quality of life.