Previous Next Starting Loop Quiz This is an open book quiz - feel free to browse the web if you're not sure of the answer. If you score less than 80% on the quiz, it is an indication that you need to go back and review the material. The answers are based on the information in the Starting Loop series of articles. (There's even 2 free questions.)If you do not do well on this quiz, do not take it as a failure, take it as a tip for what you need to review the available Loop material before moving forward. Come back and take the test again after you do the review. To be able to Loop, I need To be able to read and follow instructions Computer Science expertise Super fast internet connection The best way to get Loop is to Follow the documents and build it myself Download it from the App store onto my iPhone Go to a build party and have someone build it for me Pay the neighbor kid to build it quickly before she goes off to college My settings on Loop will Be exactly the same as currently on my Pump or PDM Need to be adjusted in order to work with Loop Be unimportant because Loop is fully automatic Which Government organizations have approved Loop? FDA CE Good Housekeeping DHS None, I take full responsibility for this non-approved system How often is it recommended to check for important notices and safety information? Daily Weekly Monthly Annually, when it is time to rebuild With a paid Apple Developer account, how often MUST you rebuild Loop? Weekly Quarterly Annually How often is it recommended that you rebuild? Weekly Approximately quarterly When it dies after a year Do I really need to hassle setting up Nightscout or Tidepool? It is required to have Nightscout for Loop to work It is required to have Tidepool for Loop to work It is recommended to have Nightscout for troubleshooting along with whatever tools you and your Doctor uses for visits How do I decide on the Insulin Model on Loop? Three hours duration worked fine on my pump before, I want to stick with that I should use the Walsh model and match the insulin duration that is on my pump I should select the Insulin Model on Loop for the kind of insulin I actually take Why doesn't a shorter DIA work on Loop? Loop estimates BG for the full duration of insulin every 5 minutes and it includes insulin's long tail; when you corrected manually once every 2 or 3 hours, that long tail could be ignored Why might I need to increase my ISF number with Loop? Loop estimates BG for the full duration of insulin every 5 minutes and it includes insulin's long tail; when you corrected manually once every 2 or 3 hours, that long tail could be ignored Who is responsible for validating my Loop settings? Me (in consultation with my medical team) Kenny Nightscout The Looped Facebook Group AutoTune Please take a moment to take a one question poll to tell us how we are doing with this content. Do you find this series of Starting-Loop articles helpfulYesNoCould be better Previous Next
