Health and Fitness

Bionic Pancreas Outperforms Insulin Pump in Adults, Youth

NIH grantees test device for people with type 1 diabetes to replace fingerstick tests, manual insulin injections

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2014.  People with type 1 diabetes who used a bionic pancreas instead of manually monitoring glucose using fingerstick tests and delivering insulin using a pump were more likely to have blood glucose levels consistently within the normal range, with fewer dangerous lows or highs. The full report of the findings, funded by the National Institutes…

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