The Nightscout Foundation exists to encourage and support the creation of open source technology projects that enhance the lives of people with Type 1 Diabetes and those who love them. This includes fundraising, advocacy, and direct software and hardware development.

Technology

Nightscout (aka CGM in the Cloud) was created by a group of parents who needed tools, not already available, to better manage the blood sugar of their T1 child/ren. By identifying an existing technology provided by the Dexcom CGM, this group devised a way to make the glucose information available to them at a distance from their T1 child. Thus was born ?CGM in the Cloud? which enabled the parents to view their child?s glucose level while the child was at school, at daycare, playing sports, at a sleepover, or while traveling overseas. The Nightscout project has given these parents ? and their child with diabetes ? freedom that they had never experienced before. It is just one more step toward living life without diabetes.

 Advocacy

The Foundation meets directly with members of the United States Government?s Food and Drug Administration, JDRF, Diabetes Hands Foundation, Tidepool, and other internationally recognized organizations that support people with Type 1 Diabetes. The Nightscout Foundation advocates for the expansion of existing technologies to make life better for people impacted by Type 1 Diabetes.

Fundraising

The Foundation raises funds to support existing and new open-source projects related to the T1 community, as well as offering Awards and Scholarships to members through the Visionary Awards and funding attendees to conferences such as Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ADA) and European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD).