'Artificial pancreas' a step nearer for children with type 1 diabetes
Thursday, February 4, 2010 - 18:49
in Health & Medicine
Use of 'artificial pancreas' closed-loop insulin delivery systems, in which insulin is delivered in response to changing blood sugar levels, can improve blood sugar control in patients with type 1 diabetes. This is the conclusion of an Article published Online First and in an upcoming edition of The Lancet, written by Dr Roman Hovorka, Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge and Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, and colleagues.