Testing a Conversion Factor for a More Rapidly Acting Insulin in an Automated Insulin Delivery System Among Adolescents With T1D

Inclusion Criteria

• •1. Age ≥12.0 and ≤22 years old at time of consent
• •2. Clinical diagnosis, based on investigator assessment, of type 1 diabetes for at least one year
• •3. HbA1c \>6.5 - 12%
• •4. Currently using insulin for at least six months
• •5. Currently using the Tandem t:slim insulin pump with Control-IQ Technology® for at least two months
• •6. Using insulin parameters such as carbohydrate ratio and correction factors consistently on their pump in order to dose insulin for meals or corrections
• •7. Access to internet and willingness to upload data during the study as needed, including data generated prior to the start of the study
• •8. For females, not currently known to be pregnant or breastfeeding
• •9. If female and sexually active, must agree to use a form of contraception to prevent pregnancy while a participant in the study. A negative serum or urine pregnancy test will be required for all females of childbearing potential. Participants who become pregnant will be discontinued from the study. Also, participants who during the study develop and express the intention to become pregnant within the timespan of the study will be discontinued.
• •10. Willingness to switch to lispro (Humalog) or aspart (Novolog) if not using already, prior to the insulin Optimization Phase and for the duration of the study
• •11. Willingness to use Lyumjev if randomized to the experimental treatment arm
• •12. Total daily insulin dose (TDD) at least 10 U/day and not more than 100 U/day
• •13. Willingness not to start any new non-insulin glucose-lowering agent during the course of the trial (including metformin, GLP-1 agonists, pramlintide, DPP-4 inhibitors, biguanides, sulfonylureas and nutraceuticals)
• •14. Willingness to eat at least 1 g/kg of carbohydrate per day
• •15. Willingness to check ketones per study protocol using home urine ketone strips
• •16. An understanding and willingness to follow the protocol and signed informed consent