<s>
AIDA	O
is	O
a	O
freeware	B-License
computer	B-Application
program	I-Application
that	O
permits	O
the	O
interactive	O
simulation	O
of	O
plasma	O
insulin	O
and	O
blood	O
glucose	O
profiles	O
for	O
demonstration	O
,	O
teaching	O
,	O
self-learning	O
,	O
and	O
research	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
simulator	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
available	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
on	O
diskette	B-Device
by	O
the	O
system	O
developers	O
and	O
from	O
the	O
British	O
Diabetic	O
Association	O
(	O
BDA	O
)	O
—	O
now	O
called	O
'	O
Diabetes	O
UK	O
 '	O
—	O
London	O
,	O
England	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
BDA	O
's	O
own	O
independent	O
evaluation	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
has	O
been	O
reported	O
in	O
the	O
scientific	O
literature	O
into	O
the	O
incorporation	O
of	O
lispro	O
(	O
Humalog	O
)	O
-like	O
rapidly	O
acting	O
insulin	O
analogues	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
glargine	O
(	O
Lantus	O
)	O
very	O
long-acting	O
insulin	O
analogue	O
,	O
into	O
the	O
freeware	B-License
diabetes	O
simulator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Separate	O
from	O
its	O
utility	O
as	O
an	O
educational	O
,	O
self-learning	O
,	O
or	O
teaching	O
tool	O
for	O
people	O
with	O
diabetes	O
and	O
their	O
relatives	O
/	O
carers	O
,	O
students	O
and	O
health-care	O
professionals	O
—	O
various	O
research	O
groups	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
have	O
found	O
the	O
freeware	B-License
AIDA	O
diabetes	O
simulator	O
of	O
use	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
of	O
generating	O
large	O
quantities	O
of	O
realistic	O
blood	O
glucose	O
data	O
for	O
developing	O
and	O
testing	O
out	O
their	O
own	O
diabetes	O
computing	O
prototypes	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
it	O
yielded	O
interesting	O
data	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
who	O
are	O
the	O
main	O
downloaders	O
of	O
the	O
AIDA	O
program	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
also	O
provided	O
technical	O
(	O
computer	O
)	O
information	O
which	O
aided	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
a	O
freeware	B-License
upgrade	O
to	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
