Summary
This multinational research study in the journal Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice aimed to investigate perceived to people with diabetes adopting and maintaining open-source automated insulin delivery (AID) systems. 129 participants with type 1 diabetes from 31 countries were recruited online to elicit their perceived barriers towards the building and maintaining of an open-source AID system.
The study identified a range of structural and individual-level barriers to the uptake of open-source AID, including:
- sourcing the necessary components
- lack of confidence in one's own technology knowledge and skills
- perceived time and energy required to build a system
- fear of losing healthcare provider support
Some of these individual-level barriers may be overcome over time through the peer-support of the DIY online community as well as greater acceptance of open-source innovation among healthcare professionals. The findings have important implications for understanding the possible wider use of open-source diabetes technology solutions in the future.
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