Unlike with type 2 diabetes, patients with type 1 are unable to produce any insulin. However, your body needs this hormone to turn glucose from your food into energy. That’s why type 1 diabetics have to use insulin injections. But as the artificial pancreas is being trialled, the new technology could replace the constant needle pricks.
The artificial pancreas is also known as a hybrid closed-loop system, Diabetes UK explains.
It’s designed to keep your blood sugar from going too high or too low.
Dr Ng said: “I think it’s absolutely fantastic, I’ve been practising for 25 years in children’s diabetes.
“And it’s a game-changer to be able to improve the quality of life, to be able to see that most of the blood glucose readings are within the target range.”
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