Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is an autoimmune disease characterised by elevated blood glucose levels. Good glucose control is critical to reduce the incidence of complications and improving quality of life for people with T1DM. The Bio-inspired Artificial Pancreas (BiAP), a handheld closed-loop insulin delivery system based on beta-cell physiology, has been developed to automatically control blood glucose in people with T1DM. One of the biggest challenges when controlling blood glucose levels in T1DM is the ingestion of meals. We demonstrate a hardware-in-the-loop platform that allows announcing various meals through an iPad application to the BiAP system replicating real-time feeding. For this purpose, a mixed-meal model library was developed to challenge the BiAP controller using an in silico simulator.