Researchers combine a smart phone, insulin pump and CGM in diabetes study

In a study published this week in Diabetes Care, researchers combined an insulin pump, a continuous glucose monitoring receiver and a smart phone with cloud-based algorithms to automatically monitor and adjust a patient’s glucose levels.
The team pointed towards a number of systems that are designed to function as an artificial pancreas, but still require that users input their carbohydrate estimates when they need insulin after meals.
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Source: Mass Device - October 17, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Sarah Faulkner Tags: Clinical Trials Diabetes Drug-Device Combinations Pharmaceuticals Harvard University Source Type: news