Comments on: Trial results show artificial pancreas reduces risk of overnight hypoglycemia

By: Dianna

Dianna — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:57:12 +0000

Its people like you that make me so annoyed with statements like that, it sounds like you have no idea what it is like to live with Type 1 diabetes. The reason insulin dependent diabetics decide to go on an insulin pump is to try and get better control of their over all blood sugars readings, nothing to do with lack of attention to healthy eating habits. Trying to keep BS at a very even stable level is almost impossible whether you inject daily or on insulin pump. Remember "Min"we don't have a pancreas automatically sending out the right amount of insulin for what healthy food we are eating, we have to try an calculate what CHO we have eaten as well as what we burn up with exercise. An artifcial pancreas that is being developed at the moment would be a dream come true for eveyone living with this dreaded disease. Min, go and learn more about living with Type 1 diabetes before making such stupid comments.

By: Rami and Family

Rami and Family — Thu, 13 May 2010 05:51:57 +0000

The only thing I can do is keep praying for those who trying to make our life on earth much easier. Thanks to the reasearchers for thier great work day and nights to come up with this great idea of artificial pancreas. my 4 years old daughter diagnosed with type 1 dibetes since she was 13 months, I feel like doing a crime each time I give her the injection. Thanks again for your great discovery and my lord jesus chris bless you.

By: min

min — Sat, 08 May 2010 11:05:21 +0000

as the saying goes …
.. does one eat to live or live to eat..
…. many people use the insulin pump to compensate for lack of attention to healthyeating habits.

By: martyn evans

martyn evans — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:22:04 +0000

Hi Marina, Ive been a diabetic since i was 14 months old, and the problem is bad control can lead to all sorts of complications as you probally well know. This is a pump but it will actually pump the excact amount of insulin reguardless of what you eat. i hoppe this helps.

By: Lisa McKay

Lisa McKay — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:04:33 +0000

If this was available now and tested as being safe it would be a wonderful thing. I can only hope that this type of research continues and that my son has an artificial pancreas by the time he has hit his teens. It has spurred me on to fundraise more to help realise this dream.

By: Kellie

Kellie — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:31:41 +0000

its called an artificial pancreas as it monitors the BGL and injects the required dose accordingly,similar to a pancreas. As for it being nothing more than a different syringe – well that couldnt be further from the truth, you have definatley been misinformed there. While it may not be a cure it is definatley a massive step foward in the right direction. Its not a normal insulin pump and to have access to something like this would be absolutley fantasic. I cant wait to see this available!

By: marina

marina — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:53:10 +0000

i find it weird that the insulin pump is called the artificial pancreas….
….is it so named so that it sounds more convincingly an interim cure ????….

… my son says the machine is nothing more than a different syringe.

By: Jo.M.

Jo.M. — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:23:18 +0000

Thank you for all the much need people that strive for a better life
for our children living with type 1 diabetes.. Keep up the great job!!!

By: Madeleine Gardiner

Madeleine Gardiner — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:10:11 +0000

This is fantastic research, and will have a huge impact on the lives of people and families with type 1 diabetes.

By: John Purcell

John Purcell — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:12:58 +0000

This sounds like a great break through,it can only be good for the young kids, of which my daughter is one,that live with type one,I will look forward to hearing more and even the day that this becomes available to diabetics……"Thanks to all involved for your hard work". John & family.