Artificial pancreas may improve overnight control of diabetes in adults
Friday, April 15, 2011 - 05:30
in Health & Medicine
Two small randomised trials published in the British Medical Journal today suggest that closed loop insulin delivery (also known as an artificial pancreas) may improve overnight blood glucose control and reduce the risk of nocturnal hypoglycaemia (a sudden drop in blood glucose levels during the night) in adults with type 1 diabetes.