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May 2017 Chris Lewis Tribute to LeMans Artificial Pancreas

Posted on May 26, 2017 by admincml

#LoopiOS – #ArtificialPancreas – #Nightscout

Type 1 Diabetic Chris Lewis, successfully races 50 mins in a 3 hour Porsche endurance race.

Posted by Christopher Lewis on Saturday, May 20, 2017

This event took place at Willow Springs International Raceway in Southern California and was Hosted by Porsche Owners Club.



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Type 1 Diabetic Artificial Pancreas Endurance Race POC 2017

Posted on April 19, 2017 by admincml

Christopher Lewis will become the FIRST EVER Closed Loop (Artificial Pancreas) Race Car Driver to race during a 3 hour Porsche Endurance Race!  The Race is called the Tribute to the LeMANS and will take place at Willow Springs International Raceway!

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He has been thriving with Type 1 Diabetes for eight years and racing cars since 2007. Chris explaining Loop the Artificial Pancreas in the video below during his first race with Loop in May 2017.

We are looking to raise funds to cover the race weekend expenses, including entry fees, race car rental, insurance, fuel, food and hotel.

A closed-loop artificial pancreas system is a device, or series of devices, that can work in concert with one another to automatically give the correct amount of insulin in response to food intake and rising blood glucose.

Let’s get Christopher Lewis in the Guinness Book of World Records as the first Type 1 Diabetic to race duting a 3 hour endurance race on May 20th with a closed-loop artificial pancreas system!

We will be broadcasting LIVE from the Willow Springs International Raceway in Rosamond, California, where people take their racing seriously.

Christopher is a longtime member of the #WeAreNotWaiting community and was a developmental driver for Drive4Diabetes. He also clocked only one second behind Ryan Reed’s time in the same car on the same track.

We will be LIVE-Streaming from the driver’s seat in the race car in addition to LIVE-Streaming his Nightscout/Loop website showing how adrenaline affects his blood glucose.
This broadcast is made possible through the Nightscout Foundation on KCGM-TV.

The Nightscout Foundation exists to encourage and support the creation of open-source technology projects that enhance the lives of people with Type 1 Diabetes and those who love them. This includes fundraising, advocacy and direct software and hardware development.

“Type 1 Diabetes is a lifelong, 24 hour endurance race that you can never win, but strive to lead every lap.” -Christopher Lewis

First Type 1 Diabetic with Artificial Pancreas to race a Porsche in a 3 hour Endurance Race.

Posted in Racing News | Tags: 2017, Artificial Pancreas, chris lewis, Club, Gunniess Book of World Records, ios, loop, nightscout, Porsche, Race Car, WSIR |

POC March 2017 Post Race Update Buttonwillow Raceway Artificial Pancreas

Posted on March 13, 2017 by admincml

Overall a very successful race weekend! I qualified 10th for the race, finished 8th overall, and was first place in my class.

The video below is my Final Lap where I shave 3 seconds off my previous lap, and set the Track Record!

Thank you to all who donated to my cause. I not only set the Guinness Book World Record as the first type 1 diabetic to race with a closed loop artificial pancreas… but it looks like I may have set the track record for my class, too. 🏁

Set the Track Record on my Final Lap
Artificial Pancreas Loop Keeping me in Target Range


#Nightscout #WeAreNotWaiting #LoopiOS #Loopkit # OpenAPS




In my hand is my iPhone running the Loop iOS app (Artificial Pancreas).
A Medtronic Insulin Pump from 2013 and a RileyLink. This is my Closed Loop DIY Artificial Pancreas.
 
The artificial pancreas is designed to oversee and adjust insulin delivery as needed. It uses a platform that features a reconfigured smartphone running advanced algorithms that is linked wirelessly to a blood-sugar monitor and an insulin pump that the patient wears, as well as a remote-monitoring site. #WeAreNotWaiting
 
https://openaps.org/
 
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The WORLD’S FIRST Closed Loop Artificial Pancreas Race Car Driver

Posted on February 21, 2017 by admincml

I attempted to set/create a a Guinness World Record.

Christopher Lewis will become the FIRST known Closed Loop (Artificial Pancreas) Race Car Driver.

He has been thriving with Type 1 Diabetes for eight years and racing cars since 2007.

We are looking to raise funds to cover the race weekend expenses, including entry fees, race car rental, insurance, fuel, food and hotel.

A closed-loop artificial pancreas system is a device, or series of devices, that can work in concert with one another to automatically give the correct amount of insulin in response to food intake and rising blood glucose.

Let’s get Christopher Lewis in the Guinness Book of World Records as the first Type 1 Diabetic to race on March 11th and 12th, 2017, with a closed-loop artificial pancreas system! The event is only a few weeks away!

We will be broadcasting LIVE from the Buttonwillow Race Track in Buttonwillow, California, where people take their racing seriously. The county is the birthplace of fellow race car driver Ryan Reed, who is also battling Type 1 diabetes, and it boasts five full racetracks.

Christopher is a longtime member of the #WeAreNotWaiting community and was a developmental driver for Drive4Diabetes. He also clocked only one second behind Ryan Reed’s time in the same car on the same track.

We will be LIVE-Streaming from the driver’s seat in the race car in addition to LIVE-Streaming his Nightscout/Loop website showing how adrenaline affects his blood glucose.
This broadcast is made possible through the Nightscout Foundation on KCGM-TV.

The Nightscout Foundation exists to encourage and support the creation of open-source technology projects that enhance the lives of people with Type 1 Diabetes and those who love them. This includes fundraising, advocacy and direct software and hardware development.

“Type 1 Diabetes is a lifelong, 24 hour endurance race that you can never win, but strive to lead every lap.” -Christopher Lewis

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Past Track Events

5/20/2017
Porsche Boxster BSR/SBR
4th Place
POC Cup Racing
WSIR - Tribute to LeMans
3 hour Enduro

3/12/2017
2002 Porsche Boxster S
First in Class R6
New R6 Track Record
POC Cup Racing
Buttonwillow Raceway - CW #1

9/13/2015
2002 Porsche Boxster S - Class R6
POC Cup Racing Practice
Auto Club Speedway - Roval Configuration

9/13/2015
2002 Porsche Carrera 4S
Second in Class Li
POC Time Attack
Auto Club Speedway - Roval Configuration

5/17/2015
2009 Honda Fit - Spec B
NASA Southeast Time Trials
Carolina Motorsports Park

5/16/2015
2009 Honda Fit - Spec B
Driver Development and Testing
Carolina Motorsports Park

3/15/2015
2002 Boxster S Cup
First in Class Ki

POC Time Attack and
Cup Racing Clinic - Spring Mountain

2/8/2015
2002 Carrera 4S
First in Class Li

POC Time Attack Big Willow - WSIR

6/29/2014
2002 Carrera 4S
First in Class Li
New Li Track Record

POC Time Attack Laguna Seca

6/28/2014
2002 Carrera 4S
First in Class Li

POC Time Attack Laguna Seca

3/8/2014
2002 Carrera 4S
Third in Class Li

POC Time Attack Chuckwalla

10/26/2013
2002 Carrera 4S
Second in Class MS

POC Time Attack Fontana Infield

6/29/13
986 Boxster S

Extreme Speed Track Events Streets of Willow WSIR

4/23/2011
986 Boxster S

Chuckwalla

5/11/2010
986 Boxster S

Adams Motorsports Park - Time Attack

8/30/2008
2002 Subaru WRX

Speed trail USA - Big Willow WSIR

4/18/2008
2002 - Subaru WRX

Redline Track Events LLC - Streets of Willow WSIR

11/30/2007
2002 Subaru WRX

MR2 Owners Club - Streets of Willow WSIR

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