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ViCentra launches hybrid closed loop insulin system
with Dexcom G6 and Diabeloop control software.
In November 2023, ViCentra, the
company behind Kaleido, one
of the world's smallest, lightest
insulin patch pump systems for
managing Type 1 diabetes, announced
the launch of a Hybrid Closed Loop
(HCL) system for automated insulin
delivery. This system delivers insulin
by using the Diabeloop DBLG1
algorithm, which receives input from
the Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose
Monitoring (CGM) sensor.
It combines the convenience of
the Kaleido insulin pump with two
market-leading innovations designed
by Diabeloop and Dexcom to create
a HCL system for managing Type
1 diabetes which is flexible, selflearning
and easy to use. Kaleido can
be worn as a patch on the body or
carried in the pocket. DBLG1 requires
only four parameters for setup after
which it's self-learning
Frans Cromme, Chief Executive
Officer of ViCentra, said at the time,
"We aim to deliver the best user
experience as well as excellent clinical
results with our Kaleido insulin pump
and our partners. Kaleido with DBLG1
and Dexcom G6 improves users' Time
in Range by 16.7%, an achievement
that should bring real benefits to
people with Type 1 diabetes. We are
proud to deliver this game-changing
technology via a beautiful and small
device, as we feel people deserve this
when they need to rely on a medical
device 24/7."
Inge Van Boxelaer, endocrinologist
at AZ St-Lucas Ghent hospital, added,
"I love seeing ViCentra trying to make
these people's lives a little better. If I
were a person with diabetes, I would
be incredibly open to such a small,
innovative and cheerfully coloured
Kaleido insulin pump which is
perfectly formed and discreet."
Flexible in situations
Type 1 diabetic Nienke Rutgers and
Kaleido user explained, "Kaleido
gives me an undisturbed life and is
flexible in all situations during the
day. I can wear it directly on my body
and I do not notice it. Being even less
preoccupied with diabetes is great, I
do not have to focus on the condition
so much, and I can get on with daily
activities."
The Kaleido system comes
with two durable pumps that are
rechargeable, eliminating the need
to dispose of the pump every three
days, as some other patch pumps do.
It is available in 10 bright colours and
provides the ability to pause or take
the pump off for intermittent breaks.
Diabeloop's DBLG1 system
deploys an algorithm used by more
than 10,000 users across Europe
already. The system draws on
real-time glucose data, reducing
hypoglycaemia by more than 50%
and using personalised parameters
and self-learning to adjust Kaleido's
insulin delivery for an optimised
management of Type 1 diabetes.
DBLG1 algorithm considers the
user's glucose levels provided by the
Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose
Monitor (CGM) alongside inputs on
meals and activities to determine the
insulin delivery. Users and healthcare
professionals have real-time access
to their data insights via automated
transfer to the cloud platform
YourLoops.
ViCentra is currently introducing
the HCL system in Germany, the
Netherlands and France with its
commercial partner Diabeloop. Rollout to additional
countries which
include the UK and Italy is planned
for 2024.
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