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Article: Clinical trial of artificial pancreas to start next month in UK.(Brief Article)
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- Transplant News
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- May 28, 2002
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Clinical trials will begin next month in the United Kingdom for a prototype artificial pancreas designed for use in patients with type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes.
Scientists at City University in London said the artificial organ should be able to help patients achieve better blood sugar (glucose) control and have fewer episodes of dangerously low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, than is possible with insulin pumps. The prototype pancreas delivers insulin continuously under the skin and maintains blood sugar at a constant level.
"It has the potential to reduce the most dangerous aspects of diabetes, such as hypoglycemia, amputations, and blindness, said ...