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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/
 
Posted in Racing News | Tags: #WEARENOTWAITING, 2017, artificial, buttonwillow, CDVIDEOWEB, Chris, Christopher Lewis, dexcom, Diabetes, Drive4Diabetes, insulin, JDRF, Lewis, loopios, loopkit, nightscout, pancreas, POC, Porsche, Porsche Club, Precision Motion, Racing |

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

Posted in Racing News | Tags: #WEARENOTWAITING, 2017, artificial, buttonwillow, Chris, Diabetes, driver, ios, JDRF, Lewis, loop, nightscout, pancreas, pebble, Porsche, racecar, Racing, t1d, Type1 |

Garrett Racing Debut’s Pirelli World Challenge Radio Show

Posted on June 13, 2015 by admincml

Drive4Diabetes.com Pirelli World Challenge Radio Show

Powered by American Honda – The Power of Dreams

https://soundcloud.com/racetalkra…/d4dpwc-radio-show12june15

The Garrett Racing Driver Development and Diabetes Awareness Program is a caused based motorsports program with the goal of developing young diabetic drivers and to demonstrate that with proper management that diabetics can follow their dreams in life.

Each week we will cover the Drive4Diabetes.com team and bring expanded coverage of the Pirelli World Challenge series where they compete in the touring car divisions.

Jonathan Donner is the Founder of the Garrett Racing Driver Development and Diabetes Awareness Program and will join us every episode to share the latest news of the program.

Brampton, Ontario’s Chase Pelletier will be driving the Stop Diabetes Honda Civic Si in the TCA class in Pirelli World Challenge and will also compete in the F2000 Series in Canada. Chase will give us an update on his 2015 season.

Other guests tonight include Greg Gill Vice President and General Manager of Pirelli World Challenge, Liz Juern from the American Diabetes Association, Kharum Shakir the CEO of
CarSquare.com, Christopher Lewis the newest development driver for the program, and Jon Miller the in-house driver coach and co driver for the program this season.

Listen Here: https://soundcloud.com/racetalkra…/d4dpwc-radio-show12june15

Posted in Racing News | Tags: CDVIDEOWEB, Christopher, dexcom, Diabetes, Drive4Diabetes, insulin, Lewis, nightscout, Pirelli, t1d, Type 1, world challenge |

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5/20/2017
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POC Cup Racing
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2002 Porsche Boxster S
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9/13/2015
2002 Porsche Boxster S - Class R6
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9/13/2015
2002 Porsche Carrera 4S
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POC Time Attack
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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
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POC Time Attack and
Cup Racing Clinic - Spring Mountain

2/8/2015
2002 Carrera 4S
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POC Time Attack Big Willow - WSIR

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

POC Time Attack Laguna Seca

6/28/2014
2002 Carrera 4S
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POC Time Attack Laguna Seca

3/8/2014
2002 Carrera 4S
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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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