This is a very well articulated representation of the frustration I feel as a technically minded T1 diabetic. Thank you. I dream of the day when both my meter and insulin pen transmit data in an open format over bluetooth. It is clear that any steps that can make the monitoring and analysis of diabetic care more transparent to users will genuinely save lives.

For anyone who is disinclined to get a pump, I highly recommend the Bayer Contour USB. I've had it for a week and it is _leagues_ better than anything else I've used. I was so thrilled when I discovered that with it I could simply access my readings as an SQLite DB rather than the hell of trying to communicate with and parse the data from anything from Lifescan over a bloody 3.5mm serial port.