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The Artificial Pancreas For Diabetics Is Nearly Here
the_newsbeagle writes: It's the tech that type 1 diabetics have long been waiting for: An implanted "closed-loop" system that monitors a person's blood-sugar level and adjusts injections from an insulin pump. Such a system would liberate diabetics from constant self-monitoring and give parents of diabetic children peace of mind. Thanks to improvements in glucose sensors and control algorithms, the first artificial pancreas systems are now in clinical trials.
You are correct though I no longer have type 2 diabetes either and haven't for several years. I did just recently have a doctor lecture me that they are no longer differentiating as strongly between type 1 and type 2 diabetes in their treatment approaches. They are at their furthest apart still symptoms of the same lifestyle problems.