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. 2019 Jan 7;21(1):35–43. doi: 10.1089/dia.2018.0278

Table 3.

Connectivity Metrics During the 48-h Artificial Pancreas Study for All Participants, for Tandem t:AP Participants Only and for Insulet OmniPod Participants Only

Metric All participants (n = 6) Tandem t:AP (n = 3) Insulet OmniPod (n = 3)
Device connectivity
 % Time CGM connected 99.8 (1.0) 99.7 (1.3) 99.8 (0.9)
 % Time valid CGM 95.7 (4.2) 92.7 (3.9) 98.7 (1.2)
 % Time in closed loop 94.3 (3.9) 94.7 (4.5) 94.0 (4.2)
 No. of pump disconnections 2.2 (1.2) 1.7 (1.5) 2.7 (0.6)
No. of notifications by type
 No. of alarm notifications 11.8 (6.0) 9.0 (5.3) 14.7 (6.1)
 No. of alert notifications 21.0 (5.3) 16.7 (3.5) 25.3 (0.6)
 No. of notice notifications 20.8 (8.3) 19.7 (12.6) 22.0 (3.0)
 Total notifications 53.7 (15.4) 45.3 (19.5) 62.0 (2.6)
No. of notifications by source
 Pump 23.7 (9.4) 15.7 (5.0) 31.7 (1.2)
 CGM 2.5 (0.8) 3.0 (1.0) 2.0 (0.0)
 Smartphone 1.8 (1.0) 2.3 (1.2) 1.3 (0.6)
 iAPS modules 25.7 (10.6) 24.3 (16.4) 27.0 (1.7)
No. of notifications for select events
 Accrued no. of glucose-related notifications 5.5 (4.5) 7.0 (5.6) 4.0 (3.6)
 Accrued no. of connectivity-related notifications 21.7 (12.2) 11.7 (8.1) 31.7 (2.1)

The metrics [mean (SD)] are calculated after excluding the time periods of intentional connectivity robustness testing. The CGM metrics are reported as percent time CGM was connected to iAPS and percent time when a valid CGM value was broadcasted. Percent time in closed loop and number of pump disconnections requiring manual intervention are reported. Note that the system stays in closed loop under missing CGM data. The number of notifications is stratified by type, source, and select events. Each iAPS notification is an alarm (notifications that require immediate user attention), alert (notifications that require prompt user attention), or notice (notifications to inform the user). Notifications generated due to state of the pump, CGM, phone, and app are reported. Finally, the number of accrued glucose-related notifications and accrued connectivity-related notifications is noted where it is important to note that a single event can consist of repeated notifications till that event is resolved.

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