How Does Artificial Pancreas Work?
• An artificial pancreas regulates the blood sugar level more effectively in children with Type-1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease. It has been developed by Cambridge scientist. • There is a sensor in the device connected to an insulin pump. • It cuts the risk of blood glucose falling when children are asleep to a dangerously low level. This is called Overnight Hypoglycemia. • Regular insulin pumps provide a continual insulin flow at predetermined breaks throughout the night. • Artificial pancreas takes real time readings of blood sugar and periodically calculates the amount of appropriate hormone required. Benefits Of Artificial Pancreas: • It automatically provides a blood sugar reading every few minutes without finger sticks from the patient. • Monitor trends pertaining to fall and rise of blood glucose, which is beneficial in glucose level prediction in immediate future. • Compares the blood glucose level and predict against a low and high blood sugar limit. It prompts the user to r
