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Artficial pancreas

Good stuff, we're getting there!!

What I don't understand is how the machine would work out how much insulin to pump out? Does it administor insulin until it detects the blood sugar levels have returned to normal?
 
Scardoc said:
Good stuff, we're getting there!!

What I don't understand is how the machine would work out how much insulin to pump out? Does it administor insulin until it detects the blood sugar levels have returned to normal?
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It does say in the article Scardoc that it constantly monitors bg levels.

The picture of the guy giving himself an insulin injection is all wrong, your meant to inject in the flabby part of the arm towards the back :o
 
Whilst this news could be great for type 1s :thumbup: and we certainly all need all the help we can get ...having read the article again the good old DM has done its best to marginalise and downgrade the type 2s ... who as we all know type 2 diabetes is linked to obesity and can be controlled with medication.... :sick: obviously just about sums us up in their eyes!
 
I don't know why something like this wasn't developed years ago. I work in biotech and creating a system like this isn't difficult.

Anyway, I hope it becomes available to us all very soon. Next best thing to a cure.
 
Interesting link, thanks Truffle
 
Truffle said:
Whilst this news could be great for type 1s :thumbup: and we certainly all need all the help we can get ...having read the article again the good old DM has done its best to marginalise and downgrade the type 2s ... who as we all know type 2 diabetes is linked to obesity and can be controlled with medication.... :sick: obviously just about sums us up in their eyes!
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Hopefully a move towards improved treatment for T1s. :thumbup:

Truffle I do understand where you are coming from as there doesn't seem to be as much interest in finding a cure fore T2s :(

This is more of an improvement in treatment for T1s not neccessarly a cure, however a move in the right direction.

Lets Hope that if a cure is found in T1 or T2 that it will help to identify possibilities in both areas.

Sorry I should say WHEN not IF.

Lucy.xxx
 
[quote="nobleheadIt does say in the article Scardoc that it constantly monitors bg levels.

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Sorry - I got that part. What I am wondering is how this technology knows how much insulin to pump? Is it so accurate that it can detect how fast the BG levels are rising or falling so it knows when to stop/start pumping?
 
From what I have been told by insulin pump manufacturers, the artificial pancreas will become available in stages working with sophisicated glucose sensors. I am not sure if the minute glucose sensor about the size of a silicon chip implanted every 6 months or so by local anaesthetic near the liver, will be used in this technology. Fingers crossed everyone that a lot of insulin dependant people will benefit within the next 5 years or sooner.
 
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