Another step closer to the Artificial Pancreas

January 30, 2015 02:07

Warwick DAFNE Graduate
Diabetes Australia-Vic, Melbourne, Victoria 423 posts

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-21/perth-boy-becomes-first-patient-fitted-with-artifical-pancreas/6032388

January 30, 2015 12:24

novorapidboi26 DAFNE Graduate
NHS Lanarkshire 1,819 posts

The article doesn't mention how it works.....

how is the blood sugar measured, CGM?

Where is that in the image provided?

January 30, 2015 19:14

marke Site Administrator
South East Kent PCT 681 posts

You would assume that it is some kind of CGM but not in the way you would expect it. It detects low BG but thats it, so it could be just a sensor that returns a 1 for low BG and and 0 otherwise. This would be a lot simpler than the CGM's that actually record the BG level.
Also at Â£10K it would need to get a lot cheaper a lot quicker to become viable. So not really an artificial pancreas but a step on the road to one.
BTW, the changed the link in the original post so you could click on the link and removed the marketing tracking information in it.....

February 02, 2015 12:11

BeccyB DAFNE Graduate
NHS Birmingham East and North 50 posts

marke said:
at Â£10K it would need to get a lot cheaper a lot quicker to become viable. ..

The 10k is in Australian dollars, so the good news is it's nearer to Â£5k - still can't see it on the NHS for a while yet though!

January 30, 2015 02:07 Warwick DAFNE Graduate Diabetes Australia-Vic, Melbourne, Victoria 423 posts	http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-21/perth-boy-becomes-first-patient-fitted-with-artifical-pancreas/6032388
January 30, 2015 12:24 novorapidboi26 DAFNE Graduate NHS Lanarkshire 1,819 posts	The article doesn't mention how it works..... how is the blood sugar measured, CGM? Where is that in the image provided?
January 30, 2015 19:14 marke Site Administrator South East Kent PCT 681 posts	You would assume that it is some kind of CGM but not in the way you would expect it. It detects low BG but thats it, so it could be just a sensor that returns a 1 for low BG and and 0 otherwise. This would be a lot simpler than the CGM's that actually record the BG level. Also at Â£10K it would need to get a lot cheaper a lot quicker to become viable. So not really an artificial pancreas but a step on the road to one. BTW, the changed the link in the original post so you could click on the link and removed the marketing tracking information in it.....
February 02, 2015 12:11 BeccyB DAFNE Graduate NHS Birmingham East and North 50 posts	marke said: at Â£10K it would need to get a lot cheaper a lot quicker to become viable. .. The 10k is in Australian dollars, so the good news is it's nearer to Â£5k - still can't see it on the NHS for a while yet though!