On Aug 8, 9:45=EF=BF=BDam, garyban...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> With an "insulin pump", the pump does not know how much sugar is in
> the blood, unless you do the "finger stick" test, and program the
> pump. =EF=BF=BDIn order to prevent hypogylcemic (low blood sugar)
reactio=
ns,
> this test must be performed as often as 10 times day. =EF=BF=BDThis is
ca=
lled
> an "open loop" system, because the pump just runs constantly, at a
> rate set by the wearer.
>
> The"artifial pancreas" contains an insulin pump, AND a glucose sensor
> AND a microcomputer. =EF=BF=BDThe microcomputer reads the sensor to see
h=
ow
> much sugar is in the blood, then tells the insulin pump exaclty how
> much insulin to =EF=BF=BDsend. =EF=BF=BDWith the computer/sensor
controll=
ing the
> amount of insulin, this is called a "closed loop" system.
>
> Up until now, part of the problem has been a suitable, implantable
> glucose sensor. =EF=BF=BDPrevious sensors could only be used one time --
=
like
> the finger stick meter inserts. =EF=BF=BDThis new sensor is somehow
"reus=
able"
> -- apparently self-cleaning. =EF=BF=BDIt is inserted under the skin,
with=
what
> I presume is a very simple surgical procedure. =EF=BF=BDBut I've hear of
=
a
> sensor being developed in Japan that is based on a needle.
>
> Until we can invent a device that will MAKE the insulin itself
> (instead of having to be refilled every day), this is as close as we
> can get to "artificial pancreas"
Hello,
Does anyone know the name of this type of pump or who makes it? My
child was diagnosed with type 1 six weeks ago. I'd love to have this
for him.
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