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Re:Open-source automated insulin delivery system given appro... by ThalesX on Sunday November 14, 2021 @08:02PM (#29222381)
What would stop a tired/drunk/hungry/distracted human from overdosing as they sometimes do?
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Re:Open-source automated insulin delivery system given appro... by Aloha on Sunday November 14, 2021 @08:48PM (#29222697)
or underdosing.

Like, software can have failsafes and error handling, but at some point any healthcare product may require user intervention.

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Re:Open-source automated insulin delivery system given appro... by khuey on Sunday November 14, 2021 @09:27PM (#29222935)
In this particular use case, overdosing is a far worse failure mode than underdosing.
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