Artificial Pancreas: Life-Changing Technology for Type 1 Diabetes Patients
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Developed by researchers at UVA,
Developed by researchers at UVA, the artificial pancreas, which consists of a smartphone and an implanted insulin pump, monitors glucose levels and automatically adjusts the delivery of insulin. With this system, patients are no longer burdened with having to manually check blood sugar levels multiple times a day. Endocrinologist Ananda Basu, MD, explains this life-changing technological development.
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What the artificial pancreas does is remove the patient’s input so that the whole glucose control is made by the electronic brain. This way, the patient’s disease burden of checking the blood sugars five, six, eight, ten, fifteen times a day and providing input to the pump, adjusting the insulin rates, and so on and so forth, is completely automated.
The one component is the insulin delivery system, which is the insulin pump. The second component is the glucose sensor that sensors glucose every five minutes. And the sensor with the glucose values talks to the insulin pump via Bluetooth and various other electronic communication systems.
The sensor talks to the insulin pump. The insulin pump, where the electronic brain is situated, knows how to adjust the insulin, based on the glucose patterns, in real time. Of course, these devices and these systems are in their version 1.0 or 2.0, and we are learning constantly with research, because, as we know, there are various factors that can change your blood sugars.
Learn more at https://uvahealth.com/services/diabet...
What the artificial pancreas does is remove the patient’s input so that the whole glucose control is made by the electronic brain. This way, the patient’s disease burden of checking the blood sugars five, six, eight, ten, fifteen times a day and providing input to the pump, adjusting the insulin rates, and so on and so forth, is completely automated.
The one component is the insulin delivery system, which is the insulin pump. The second component is the glucose sensor that sensors glucose every five minutes. And the sensor with the glucose values talks to the insulin pump via Bluetooth and various other electronic communication systems.
The sensor talks to the insulin pump. The insulin pump, where the electronic brain is situated, knows how to adjust the insulin, based on the glucose patterns, in real time. Of course, these devices and these systems are in their version 1.0 or 2.0, and we are learning constantly with research, because, as we know, there are various factors that can change your blood sugars.
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