A Tandem Source export is a folder (possibly zipped) containing CSV files for several data types. Filenames combine the participant, serial number, and export date with a data-type suffix, for example:
[1] "tandem_source_example/XXX_1111111_10Mar2026_1111-Basal-doses.csv"
[2] "tandem_source_example/XXX_1111111_10Mar2026_1111-BG.csv"
[3] "tandem_source_example/XXX_1111111_10Mar2026_1111-Bolus.csv"
[4] "tandem_source_example/XXX_1111111_10Mar2026_1111-CGM.csv"
[5] "tandem_source_example/XXX_1111111_10Mar2026_1111-Hourly-basal-delivery.csv"Each file records the device type
(e.g. Tandem Mobi™ System) and serial number on every
row:
Device Type,Serial Number,Description,Event Date Time,Readings (mg/dL)
Tandem Mobi™ System,1111111,EGV,2026-03-05T00:04:33,131
Tandem Mobi™ System,1111111,EGV,2026-03-05T00:09:32,126
Tandem Mobi™ System,1111111,EGV,2026-03-05T00:14:33,125
Tandem Mobi™ System,1111111,EGV,2026-03-05T00:19:33,120
Tandem Mobi™ System,1111111,EGV,2026-03-05T00:24:33,116
Tandem Mobi™ System,1111111,EGV,2026-03-05T00:29:33,111
Tandem Mobi™ System,1111111,EGV,2026-03-05T00:34:33,107
Tandem Mobi™ System,1111111,EGV,2026-03-05T00:39:32,105
Tandem Mobi™ System,1111111,EGV,2026-03-05T00:44:32,104Because the headers in a Tandem Source export are language-specific,
aidR cannot identify a file from its header names. It
relies instead on the structure of the file, and distinguishes
between data types by the expected number of columns, which columns are
numeric, and, where available, a language-independent keyword such as
"Tandem" or "t:slim X2" for the files
containing CGM, SMBG and basal rates, as well as "Bolus"
for the file containing the bolus data.
To inspect the raw files, we parse the export with
clean = FALSE, which returns the full information provided
by Tandem Source:
Each entry below describes one raw file and shows an example.
*-CGM.csv: CGM data.head(data$cgm)
Device Type Serial Number Description Event Date Time
1 Tandem Mobi™ System 1111111 EGV 2026-03-05 00:04:33
2 Tandem Mobi™ System 1111111 EGV 2026-03-05 00:09:32
3 Tandem Mobi™ System 1111111 EGV 2026-03-05 00:14:33
4 Tandem Mobi™ System 1111111 EGV 2026-03-05 00:19:33
5 Tandem Mobi™ System 1111111 EGV 2026-03-05 00:24:33
6 Tandem Mobi™ System 1111111 EGV 2026-03-05 00:29:33
Readings (mg/dL)
1 131
2 126
3 125
4 120
5 116
6 111*-Basal-doses.csv: the basal insulin
dose commanded at each event. Tandem reports doses rather than rates and
gives no explicit duration, so aidR derives the duration of
each entry from the gap to the following one and converts the dose into
a rate in U/h.head(data$basal)
Device Type Serial Number Event Date Time
1 Tandem Mobi™ System 1111111 2026-03-05 00:04:04
2 Tandem Mobi™ System 1111111 2026-03-05 00:09:03
3 Tandem Mobi™ System 1111111 2026-03-05 00:14:04
4 Tandem Mobi™ System 1111111 2026-03-05 00:19:04
5 Tandem Mobi™ System 1111111 2026-03-05 00:24:04
6 Tandem Mobi™ System 1111111 2026-03-05 00:29:05
Commanded Basal Dose (units of insulin)
1 0.028
2 0.041
3 0.102
4 0.139
5 0.139
6 0.139*-Bolus.csv: insulin boluses,
including the bolus type and delivery method, the entered carbohydrate
amount, the food and correction components, and the completion
status.head(data$bolus)
Type Bolus Type Bolus Delivery Method BG (mg/dL) Serial Number
1 Bolus Food / Correction Standard 158 1111111
2 Bolus Food / Correction Standard 159 1111111
3 Bolus Food / Correction Standard 177 1111111
Completion Date Time Insulin Delivered Food Delivered Correction Delivered
1 2026-03-05 04:51:44 2.48 1.89 0.59
2 2026-03-05 08:02:13 2.96 1.78 1.18
3 2026-03-05 12:24:41 1.81 1.67 0.14
Completion Status Desc Bolex Start Date Time Bolex Completion Date Time
1 Completed NA NA
2 Completed NA NA
3 Completed NA NA
Bolex Insulin Delivered Bolex Completion Status Desc Standard Percent
1 NA NA 100
2 NA NA 100
3 NA NA 100
Duration (mins) Carb Size Target BG (mg/dL) Correction Factor Carb Ratio
1 0 17 0 0 0
2 0 16 0 0 0
3 0 15 0 0 0*-BG.csv: self-monitored blood glucose
(SMBG).*-Hourly-basal-delivery.csv: basal
insulin aggregated per hour, with one column per hour of the day (the
hours are named either 12 AM … 11 PM or
00 … 23, depending on the export). This
aggregated file is not used to build the cleaned basal,
which is derived from *-Basal-doses.csv instead; it is used
for total_basal.head(data$hourly_basal)
Serial Number Event Date 12 AM 1 AM 2 AM 3 AM 4 AM 5 AM 6 AM 7 AM 8 AM
1 1111111 2026-03-05 1.037 0.968 0.57 0.811 0.707 0.241 0.114 0.338 0.732
9 AM 10 AM 11 AM 12 PM 1 PM 2 PM 3 PM 4 PM 5 PM 6 PM 7 PM 8 PM 9 PM
1 0.61 1.093 0.684 0.684 1.162 1.057 0.518 0.372 0.114 1.175 0.817 1.254 0.57
10 PM 11 PM
1 0.457 0.376When parse_data is run with clean = TRUE,
the cleaned data types are built from the following raw files and
attributes:
| Cleaned data type | Used files | Used attributes from clean = FALSE |
|---|---|---|
| cgm | *-CGM.csv | data$cgm |
| basal | *-Basal-doses.csv | data$basal |
| bolus | *-Bolus.csv | data$bolus |
| carbs | *-Bolus.csv | data$bolus |
| SMBG | *-BG.csv | data$bg |
| total_basal | *-Hourly-basal-delivery.csv | data$hourly_basal |
| total_bolus | *-Bolus.csv | data$bolus |
aidR converts them to mg/dL
automatically.timezone_offset is always NA, since Tandem
Source exports report only local (wall-clock) time.pump_name for insulin data
and sensor_name for glucose data.aidR sums the 24 hourly columns into
total_basal, which therefore carries
source = "reported". total_bolus, in contrast,
is summed from the cleaned bolus data and carries
source = "summed".bolus and
carbs are linked by link_id. Boluses without
carbohydrates have link_id = NA.