Comments on: Technology Friday: inTouch*Diabetes Software, and… Computer Simulation for an Artificial Pancreas

By: affiliate

affiliate — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:23:39 +0000

ot so sure it’s all as suspect as you indicate.

By: KAMAL

KAMAL — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:20:29 +0000

Thanks. Good information !

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Sarah — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:24:59 +0000

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By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:58:05 +0000

This is great news and I was just over at http://www.thepushforward.com and they have posted the video which is great to see. This will change the lives of millions of people….

Great Info!

By: Manny Hernandez

Manny Hernandez — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:47:05 +0000

To me this is great news. I’ve started a discussion about it on TuDiabetes:
http://tudiabetes.com/forum/topics/fda-clears-wireless-diabetes

By: Kevin D.

Kevin D. — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 19:40:07 +0000

I think the biggest problem still is the delay. For one, an artificial pancreas has to have alot of “user customizable options” as very few diabetics are the same. Then, they need to get over the hurdle of how slow insulin is and how food reacts. Think about it, right now when you eat dinner do you wait till your food is started digesting and you notice a raise in BG before giving insulin? I would hope not. So how is an AP going to be able to work around that?

Another problem is say you start to run low. Shutting off the insulin flow will not help at all. You still have all the insulin currently active in your system. Shutting off the flow will just result in one going higher later on.

Personally, there will never be an AP unless it is implanted and measures glucose levels in the blood stream and dumps insulin directly into the bloodstream.

By: Bennet

Bennet — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:16:35 +0000

Well Amy my skeptical alarms go off when commercial web sites and press releases don’t have physical addresses. I think you really hit a key point,

“It’s not exactly clear from the press release if this program is proprietary to J&J LifeScan metering products — or can be used by any patient using any device”

It gets back to the consumer vs patient mindset.

By: Don

Don — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:35:09 +0000

“An artificial pancreas will allow for tighter and automated control of blood glucose levels, which would significantly help to avoid the long-term complications of the disease. ”
This is a hopeful development and minimizing highs is an appropriate focus but funny how the first thing that popped into my head is how nice it would be to live life without lows.

By: Dr. Charles Martin

Dr. Charles Martin — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:15:16 +0000

This is all promising news about new technologies to benefit people with diabetes. At my blog at http://www.dentistryfordiabetics.com/blog I write extensively about diabetes, its health effects, research and the role oral health care plays in managing diabetes.

Charles Martin, DDS
Founder, Dentistry for Diabetics