John Lemke

My daughter, Evelyn, and my wife, Mary are organizing an event mainly for kids with Type 1 diabetes. I will have SugarDrive units there for show and tell. I’m really interested in what everyone thinks of the features and user interface. The event is called ‘Jurassic Journey: Taming T1D‘ and is on Saturday, September 6 … Read more

I’m happy to share that the WiFi version of SugarDrive is now in a stable state and ready for people to test. If you’ve been following along and waiting for a more polished build, this is a great time to get involved. This version lets you connect SugarDrive to a WiFi network and retrieve blood … Read more

We’re excited to announce a new feature that makes SugarDrive even easier to use and keep up to date: in-field software updates. Until now, updating the SugarDrive software meant connecting the device to a computer and flashing it manually. That process worked—but it wasn’t something most people wanted to deal with unless they had to. … Read more

Thanks to some helpful formatting feedback, the SugarDrive setup instructions are now available as a webpage—making them easier to read, navigate, and reference during installation. This should be a big improvement over the previous PDF format. While putting the instructions together, I also came across an opportunity to simplify how Dexcom credentials are entered during … Read more

As part of the ongoing improvements to SugarDrive, I’ve been working on updating the setup instructions to better reflect recent feature additions and user experience feedback. These instructions walk new users through getting SugarDrive up and running—connecting to WiFi, configuring it for use, and troubleshooting common setup issues. A draft version of the updated setup … Read more