Well Folks,
I’ve decided to switch to the Medtronic 670g after running Loop. Loop is the DIY artificial pancreas system I used last year staring in March, and throughout the year. This system has been amazing to my diabetes and over all health. The creators of Loop, Riley Link and Nightscout have done amazing work for the T1D community.
Automode on the 670g#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.
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
I was asked to be a guest Speaker for the Nightscout Foundation at Children with Diabetes – Focus on Technology event in Anahiem, CA.
Nightscout has helped my life tremendously by allowing me to view my blood sugar levels on a pebble smart watch.
When I race it’s very critical to keep an eye on you BG levels without having to take you eyes or hands off the wheel.
More Info on Nightscout here http://www.nightscout.info/
http://www.nightscoutfoundation.org/
http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/activities/Anaheim2015/
I had such a Blast running with POC during the Auto Club Speedway Cup Races and Time Attack.
Here are some videos during the Porsche Boxster S Cup Races Practice and Time Attack Session in the CDVIDEOWEB Porsche Carrera 4S.
2002 Porsche Boxster S – Class Li
First in Class Ki
POC Cup Racing Practice/Time Attack
Auto Club Speedway – Roval Configuration
2002 Porsche Carrera 4S – Class Li
Second in Class Li
POC Time Attack
Auto Club Speedway – Roval Configuration
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