DIABETIC NEWS
Artificial Pancreas Research Takes Huge Step Forward
By Gary Gilles, About.com Guide January 24, 2010
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It was just announced that the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) is partnering with Animas Corporation to develop the first-generation artificial pancreas over the next four years. This is exciting news because it could become the prototype of a fully automated diabetes management system that completely self-regulates the flow of insulin, much like a healthy pancreas.
The goal is to combine the latest technology of the insulin pump with a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) that continuously reads glucose levels in the blood. The CGM would communicate the blood glucose reading to the pump with wireless technology, prompting the pump to release the necessary amount of insulin to keep blood glucose within a target range. A sophisticated computer housed within the pump would slow or stop insulin delivery if blood sugar was going low and increase insulin delivery if blood sugar was going high.
The early system would still require users to manually deliver an extra dose of insulin at mealtimes. But a later model would eliminate this need and be fully self-regulating. We're not there yet, but we're getting closer.
More information is available about the JDRF Artificial Pancreas Project.
Artificial Pancreas Research Takes Huge Step Forward
By Gary Gilles, About.com Guide January 24, 2010
My BioHeadlinesForumRSS
It was just announced that the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) is partnering with Animas Corporation to develop the first-generation artificial pancreas over the next four years. This is exciting news because it could become the prototype of a fully automated diabetes management system that completely self-regulates the flow of insulin, much like a healthy pancreas.
The goal is to combine the latest technology of the insulin pump with a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) that continuously reads glucose levels in the blood. The CGM would communicate the blood glucose reading to the pump with wireless technology, prompting the pump to release the necessary amount of insulin to keep blood glucose within a target range. A sophisticated computer housed within the pump would slow or stop insulin delivery if blood sugar was going low and increase insulin delivery if blood sugar was going high.
The early system would still require users to manually deliver an extra dose of insulin at mealtimes. But a later model would eliminate this need and be fully self-regulating. We're not there yet, but we're getting closer.
More information is available about the JDRF Artificial Pancreas Project.
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