{"id":1584,"date":"2016-01-28T23:48:49","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T04:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/?p=1584"},"modified":"2016-01-28T23:48:49","modified_gmt":"2016-01-29T04:48:49","slug":"artificial-pancreas-with-some-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/?p=1584","title":{"rendered":"Artificial Pancreas With Some Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently I was contacted by a reporter from my local FOX affiliate about a story she wanted to cover on the Artificial Pancreas for a segment called The BIG Idea.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight, the piece aired on our local 10pm FOX 5 NY news. \u00a0My endocrinologist and the Chief Mission Office for JDRF were also interviewed. \u00a0It&#8217;s amazing to witness\u00a0how so much footage is made into such a short but thorough news segment. \u00a0I was happily\u00a0surprised by\u00a0the accuracy of the story and\u00a0pleased with how they explained the technology involved.\u00a0\u00a0I owe a huge thanks to Kerry Drew and especially the editing team who made this come to fruition.\u00a0 I have also decided I look exceptionally tired and should start going to sleep earlier. \u00a0Seriously though, I&#8217;m honored to have had a voice\u00a0in spreading this story. \u00a0This AP technology is getting closer! \u00a0The UVA algorithm I tested in my first AP trial\u00a0is now slated for 3 month AT-HOME trials which\u00a0has happened in the time\u00a0since they filmed this news segment. \u00a0Keep pushing forward (and get some sleep).<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the video: \u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fox5ny.com\/news\/big-idea\/83082177-story\">FOX 5 The BIG Idea<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1587\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fox5ny.com\/news\/big-idea\/83082177-story\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1587\" class=\"wp-image-1587 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/886302_10153290188942093_7566606847807716879_o-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"886302_10153290188942093_7566606847807716879_o\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/886302_10153290188942093_7566606847807716879_o-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/886302_10153290188942093_7566606847807716879_o-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/886302_10153290188942093_7566606847807716879_o-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/886302_10153290188942093_7566606847807716879_o-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/886302_10153290188942093_7566606847807716879_o.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thanks to my friend Deb who is my steadfast T1D supporter and puts together pics with amazing speed!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Today was full of surprises, many, but the one that sticks out the most is\u00a0a moment\u00a0right outside my office. \u00a0I saw it upside down as I walked down the street and it took my breath away. \u00a0It was not this shape a few hours later (just a wet blob). \u00a0I stopped a man who was about to walk across it and showed him how the snow melting on top of the scaffolding had dripped into the shape of a heart. \u00a0He smiled and told me how the cord for his computer sometimes makes the shape of a heart. \u00a0I told him how I tend to see a lot of hearts and I its a great thing. \u00a0Powerful heart moments&#8230; or possibly stranger danger (me, not the guy). xo<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1585\" style=\"width: 272px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1585\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1585\" src=\"http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_7979-262x300.jpg\" alt=\"Snow drip love\" width=\"262\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_7979-262x300.jpg 262w, http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_7979-768x878.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IMG_7979-896x1024.jpg 896w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Snow drip love<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently I was contacted by a reporter from my local FOX affiliate about a story she wanted to cover on the Artificial Pancreas for a segment called The BIG Idea. 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