Naive implementation of insulin and blood glucose interaction, for educational purposes.

View the running engine implementation at https://magikcraft.github.io/insulin-engine/

Pull Requests and feedback via Github issues are welcome!

This engine integrates with a Minecraft plugin to provide a Virtual Reality experience of living with Type 1 Diabetes for newly diagnosed children and families to understand the interaction of carbs, insulin, and Blood Glucose Levels; to experience community with others living with the condition; and for their friends and communities to understand what they live with and how to support them.

Project adviser Scott Hanselman is a software developer, Type 1 Diabetic, and activist. In this video Scott describes what it is like to live with Type 1 Diabetes:

[](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsxFbDIvQRw target="_blank")

If you are a parent of a child diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in Queensland, join the TOPIQ (Type One Parents In Queensland) Facebook group for a supportive community.

This project was initiated as a Landmark Self-Expression and Leadership Program project using the structures and coaching of the program, and is empowered by developers from Magikcraft, with the support of Diabetes Queensland.

For more information on Type 1 Diabetes initiatives by technology teams around the world, see the #WeAreNotWaiting hashtag on Twitter.