Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
At this point an artificial pancreas is only a concept rather than a clinical reality.
A small implantable device, an artificial pancreas would continuously monitor blood-sugar levels and release insulin as needed in patients with Type 1 diabetics. It would do everything the real pancreas in the body does. Current technologies in the U.S., such as blood-glucose meters, continuous-glucose monitors, insulin pumps, and new insulins are continuously being upgraded, but are not yet at the stage where they can fully replace a functional pancreas.
But progress has been made toward making the concept a reality.
http://seekingalpha.com/article/143...unners-in-race-to-develop-artificial-pancreas
A small implantable device, an artificial pancreas would continuously monitor blood-sugar levels and release insulin as needed in patients with Type 1 diabetics. It would do everything the real pancreas in the body does. Current technologies in the U.S., such as blood-glucose meters, continuous-glucose monitors, insulin pumps, and new insulins are continuously being upgraded, but are not yet at the stage where they can fully replace a functional pancreas.
But progress has been made toward making the concept a reality.
http://seekingalpha.com/article/143...unners-in-race-to-develop-artificial-pancreas
