Technology Review: An Artificial Pancreas: " Log in to My.TechnologyReview.com | Register HOMEINFOTECHBIOTECHNANOTECHENERGYBIZTECHBLOGSVIDEOSMAGAZINENEWSLETTERSEVENTS [1] 2 Next » Friday, August 08, 2008 An Artificial Pancreas A device that reads glucose levels and delivers insulin may be close at hand. By Lauren Gravitz Audio » Share » Favorite Print E-mail Artificial pancreas: Scientists are pairing continuous glucose monitors, such as the device pictured here (white device, top), with insulin pumps, such as the one pictured here (pagerlike device, bottom), to create an artificial pancreas for people with diabetes. In this commercial system by Medtronic, the glucose monitor wirelessly transmits data to the pump via a meter (not pictured). However, the user must still decide how much insulin he needs and dose it out himself. In an artificial pancreas, specially-designed algorithms would calculate how much insulin is required, and how quickly, and then signal the drug’s delivery without human intervention. Credi"
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