Kane, Laura. “#OpenAPS, Nightscout, and User-Driven Design for Type 1 Diabetes Technology.” The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy, 17 Dec. 2015, https://jitp.commons.gc.cuny.edu/openaps-nightscout-and-user-driven-design-for-type-1-diabetes-technology/.
In this article, Krista A. Murchison analyzes and discusses the benefits of 2 innovations, #OpenAPS and the Nightscout, in medical research and education. Murchison addresses the negative perspective of the impaired and disabled in the medical and government field. The medical field and government only focus on limiting impairment and not how the user feels or interacts with their technology. In this era, more engineers are creating technology that benefits the disabled and impaired in a new way.
These 2 innovations specifically aid in maintaining Type 1 Diabetes. The Open Artificial Pancreas System (#OpenAPS) was created to create an artificial pancreas that incorporates CGMs and insulin pumps. The Nightscout project was derived from #OpenAPS to help those with type 1 diabetes to send their glucose levels on the internet. Within this project, parents and guardians can monitor a dependent’s glucose levels. Murchison concludes that both innovations are more beneficial than the preexisting ones because it gives a sense of independency while using and is multivalent. Both innovations take in considerations of the user’s needs and interests.