Retrospective Comparison of Commercially Available Automated Insulin Delivery With Open-Source Automated Insulin...

Automated insulin delivery (AID) systems have shown to improve glycemic control in a range of populations and settings. At the start of this study, only one commercial AID system had entered the Austrian market (MiniMed 670G, Medtronic). However, there is an ever-growing community of people living with type 1 diabetes (PWT1D) using open-source (OS) AID systems.

A total of 144 PWT1D who used either the MiniMed 670G (670G) or OS-AID systems routinely for a period of at least three to a maximum of six months, between February 18, 2020 and January 15, 2023, were retrospectively analyzed (116 670G aged from 2.6 to 71.8 years and 28 OS-AID aged from 3.4 to 53.5 years). The goal is to evaluate and compare the quality of glycemic control of commercially available AID and OS-AID systems and to present all data by an in-depth descriptive analysis of the population. No statistical tests were performed.

The PWT1D using OS-AID systems spent more time in range (TIR)_{70-180 mg/dL} (81.7% vs 73.9%), less time above range (TAR)_{181-250 mg/dL} (11.1% vs 19.6%), less TAR_{>250 mg/dL} (2.5% vs 4.3%), and more time below range (TBR)_{54-69 mg/dL} (2.2% vs 1.7%) than PWT1D using the 670G system. The TBR_{<54 mg/dL} was comparable in both groups (0.3% vs 0.4%). In the OS-AID group, median glucose level and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) were lower than in the 670G system group (130 vs 150 mg/dL; 6.2% vs 7.0%).

In conclusion, both groups were able to achieve satisfactory glycemic outcomes independent of age, gender, and diabetes duration. However, the PWT1D using OS-AID systems attained an even better glycemic control with no clinical safety concerns.