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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
A four-year-old Australian boy has been fitted with an artificial pancreas in what researchers said was a world first treatment for managing type 1 diabetes.
Xavier Hames became the first patient following clinical trials to use the new device, which looks like an mp3 player and is attached to his body using several tubes inserted under the skin.
The insulin pump system is meant to replace the need to closely manage the impact of the disease -- which occurs when people do not produce insulin, a hormone that regulates blood sugar -- such as through daily injections.
"The technology mimics the biological function of the pancreas to predict low glucose levels and stop insulin delivery," Western Australia's health department said in a statement issued late Wednesday.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/australian-boy-4-gets-world-first-artificial-pancreas-080152046.html
Would still like to know how they have tackled the glucagon problem
Also, "It was not clear when the procedure was carried out" makes it sound like it's a one-off operation to 'fit' it, then no further intervention necessary, job done! 🙄
Xavier Hames became the first patient following clinical trials to use the new device, which looks like an mp3 player and is attached to his body using several tubes inserted under the skin.
The insulin pump system is meant to replace the need to closely manage the impact of the disease -- which occurs when people do not produce insulin, a hormone that regulates blood sugar -- such as through daily injections.
"The technology mimics the biological function of the pancreas to predict low glucose levels and stop insulin delivery," Western Australia's health department said in a statement issued late Wednesday.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/australian-boy-4-gets-world-first-artificial-pancreas-080152046.html
Would still like to know how they have tackled the glucagon problem
Also, "It was not clear when the procedure was carried out" makes it sound like it's a one-off operation to 'fit' it, then no further intervention necessary, job done! 🙄