Tuesday, July 29, 2014

NEJM - Bionic Pancreas

"Outpatient Glycemic Control with a Bionic Pancreas in Type 1 Diabetes"
"CONCLUSIONS

As compared with an insulin pump, a wearable, automated, bihormonal, bionic pancreas improved mean glycemic levels, with less frequent hypoglycemic episodes, among both adults and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus. (Funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and others; ClinicalTrials.gov numbers, NCT01762059 and NCT01833988.)"
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1314474

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