Real-world lived experience of older adults with type 1 diabetes after an automated insulin delivery trial.
Erin KubilaySteven TrawleyGlenn M WardSpiros FourlanosPeter G ColmanSybil A McAuleyPublished in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2023)
Almost 2 years after completing a closed-loop clinical trial, closed-loop automated insulin delivery remains the preferred type 1 diabetes therapy for the majority of older adult participants. Chronological age is not a barrier to real-world successful use of diabetes technology. Identifying age-related barriers, and solutions, to diabetes technology use among older adults is warranted.