Researchers show novel device improves blood sugar control in hyperinsulinism patients whose pancreas has been removed

[Northerner]

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have demonstrated that an experimental device can improve blood sugar control in patients who developed diabetes after their pancreas was removed to treat their hyperinsulinism, a genetic disease in which the pancreas produces too much insulin. Using a combination of continuous glucose monitoring, two hormone pumps, and an algorithm, the device, known as the bihormonal bionic pancreas (BHBP) and developed by researchers at Boston University, helped HI patients with diabetes maintain stable glucose levels over the study period.

Researchers show novel device improves blood sugar control in hyperinsulinism patients whose pancreas has been removed

Researchers have demonstrated that an experimental device can improve blood sugar control in patients who developed diabetes after their pancreas was removed to treat their hyperinsulinism, a genetic disease in which the pancreas produces too much insulin. Using a combination of continuous...

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[mikeyB]

All very well, but no pancreas mainly means no digestive enzymes, as quite a few of us Creonistas know. But from the point of view of T1s who cannot produce insulin, this could be the prototype of an implantable automatic pancreas. You’ll still need an external valve to keep it topped up, but that’s a sight better than injections.

In the meantime, maybe they could license out their algorithm if it’s in improvement on current versions.