Why do people with diabetes want an artificial pancreas?
The near-term impact on quality of life that even a partially automated artificial pancreas system can have is huge. And people with type 1 diabetes understand that. As a result, many people really do want an artificial pancreas system. Both our own research experience, and that of the multiple partners we have worked with in industry and academia over the past few years tells us that. But our work on an artificial pancreas has in no way precluded us from continuing to focus on cures for diabetes and its complications. The majority of our research funding goes to what would be traditionally thought of as “cures,” while other research we fund will have a shorter-term impact, keeping people healthy until a cure is found.
