Artificial pancreas is a success

A groundbreaking project that has seen adults with Type 1 diabetes use an artificial pancreas in their own homes for an extended period for the first time has been successful at improving their night-time blood glucose levels, according to research results announced recently. The study, funded by Diabetes UK and carried out by researchers in Cambridge, London and Sheffield, involved 24 adults with Type 1 diabetes use the artificial pancreas system overnight for four weeks in their homes without medical supervision. Over the last decade there has been great hope that an artificial pancreas – a system that monitors blood