# First look at Diabeloop
**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-look-at-diabeloop/11011
**Category:** D-News
**Tags:** closed-loop
**Created:** [March 4, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-look-at-diabeloop/11011 "2021-03-04T15:57:59Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-look-at-diabeloop/11011/1 "2021-03-04T15:57:59Z")
> **[A Zen mode for diabetes? Diabeloop's closed loop tech promises that.](https://www.healthline.com/diabetesmine/diabeloop-technology#Diabeloops-system)**
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> French med-tech company Diabeloop is developing an “iController,” which will be the brains of a closed loop system using diabetes devices not yet available.
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### Author:  [@TomH](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TomH)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-look-at-diabeloop/11011/2 "2021-03-04T16:56:01Z")
@CatLady I understand Medicare has weird rules on whether a pump is tubed determining whether they’ll cover it or not, like it makes a practical difference! The Kaleido part of this looks like a potential way around the rule because it’s tubed.
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### Author:  [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-look-at-diabeloop/11011/3 "2021-03-04T17:17:57Z")
I _think_ it is Medicare Part B versus Part D on which one covers tubed versus tubeless.
I hope I never have to figure that stuff out!
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### Author:  [@Trying](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Trying)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-look-at-diabeloop/11011/4 "2021-03-04T18:40:22Z")
This sounds like a great addition to the closed loop devices. Based on its restrictive 110-130 target and locked down smartphone requirement, though, I’d stick with DIY Loop.
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### Author:  [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2021, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-look-at-diabeloop/11011/5 "2021-03-04T21:03:47Z")
This one at least lets you enter some carb amount.
> Also, the system allows you to save personalized preferences for each meal (like a typical small breakfast of 20g of carbs, a medium breakfast of 40g of carbs, or a large breakfast of 80g of carbs). So you can choose this option when announcing a meal. The user can decide the level of precision they want to play with. In any case, the algorithm will learn to adapt and correct.
I have seen some that do not have any carb entry, they just respond once your BG starts to rise. I think that’s nuts.