Artificial Pancreas

This is an interesting article on the BBC website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28810813

very interesting...........

I only recently discovered that our [diabetics] glucagon production actually may become hindered, at least for long term diabetics.......possibly due to the lack of communication between the aplha and beta cells over the years......

so this article should ask the question: what happens when our own alpha cells come into action and provide us with a glucose top up? will the glucagon pump still deliver? if the CGM reads a hypo, it may deliver glucagon on top of your own aplha cells glucagon, so too much glucagon leading to highs........which will be countered with insulin of course, but a waste of glucagon and insulin, no?

also CGMs take a glucose reading from the interstitial fluid, which is slightly delayed from the real time blood sugar level......will this be catered for?

That's too technical for me to comment on. Let's hope the scientists who design these things have thought of that as well.