Researchers from the Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Sciences at the University of Cambridge have created an artificial
High blood sugar is common.complication of metabolic disease. Normally, the release of insulin regulates blood sugar levels, but in type II diabetes, insulin synthesis is impaired. This ultimately leads to serious problems such as heart and kidney disease, nerve damage and visual impairment.
The system consists of an insulin pump, a conventionala glucometer from the store and the CamAPS HX application, developed by scientists from Cambridge. The algorithm running the software predicts the amount of insulin needed to maintain blood sugar levels in the desired range.
Researchers evaluated the performance of artificialpancreas using various indicators. The first is the percentage of time patients' blood sugar levels were within the desired range of 3.9 to 10.0 mmol/L. On average, patients with an artificial pancreas spent 66% of the time within the desired range, compared with 32% of patients in the control group.
The secondary indicator is the amount of time spent with blood glucose levels above 10.0 mmol/L. In 67% of cases it was halved.
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