Nightscout and CGM Blog
Nightscout and CGM guides, diab.ninja updates, and practical tips for people with type 1 diabetes, parents, and caregivers.
The blog covers Nightscout setup, glucose monitoring, xDrip+, Dexcom Share, FreeStyle Libre, AAPS and closed-loop integrations. We collect answers to common diab.ninja questions, explain new panel features, data safety, backups, glucose alerts, and everyday Nightscout use at home, at school, and with clinicians.
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Latest posts
- The Diabetes Epidemic 2026 - Dexcom's Bleak Analysis
589 million people affected worldwide, over 3 million in Poland. The epidemic is accelerating. Dexcom knows it. Do we feel it?
- Is Dexcom winning the fight for type 2 diabetes? Stelo, Smart Basal, and a new strategy
Dexcom is going after type 2 diabetes. Stelo, Smart Basal, and a new strategy. Is this a real opportunity for millions of patients?
- Dexcom G8 - when?
Dexcom G8 with adaptive accuracy, 15-day wear time, and the prospect of ketone measurement. A 50% smaller sensor - launch expected in 2027/2028. This could be a real CGM breakthrough.
- Expensive design - who can afford to hide diabetes? (on class and access)
An insulin pump costs thousands of dollars, and pens are not cheap either. Is "pretty diabetes" a privilege of the middle and upper classes? An analysis of access, research quotes, and data from Canada and the US.
- An Insulin Pump with an MP3 Player? Bigfoot Biomedical's Strange Patent
Van Halen in an insulin pump? Bigfoot Biomedical patented a device that was meant to be both a pump and an MP3 player. Patent analysis, context, and criticism.
- Tandem t:slim X2 Pump - when a medical device looks like an iPhone
Tandem t:slim X2 looks like a smartphone: touchscreen, silver accents. Is this the right direction for insulin pumps? User impressions, research quotes, and the authors' own photos.
- "What year is it?" - outraged memes when a pump looks like a pager
"Is that a pager?" - everyone hears it if they wear an older insulin pump. The T1D community fires back with memes and irony. About outdated design, cultural resistance, and the power of shared humor.
- Before the smartphone: the insulin pump as a pager
The first insulin pumps looked like syringes with a motor. Then came pagers. How did AutoSyringe and MiniMed reshape insulin therapy? History and patent curiosities
- Diabetes performance - life under social and medical surveillance
Your readings, insulin doses, meals - everything is judged. What is "monitored performance" in type 1 diabetes and how do you deal with it? Research and personal experience.
- Nightscout 15.0.7 "Blueberry Muffin"
Nightscout 15.0.7 "Blueberry Muffin" is one of those updates you should install now instead of putting it off for "later"
- Sugar on the Dashboard - How to Display Blood Glucose on Apple CarPlay
What if your blood sugar level appeared on your car screen the moment you got behind the wheel? Sounds like science fiction? It's actually possible.
- Discretion comes at a price - how insulin pens protect against stigma
A syringe brings to mind drug use, a pen does not. Does hiding insulin help, or does it make things worse? See what research says.