Artificial Pancreas

Teams in Cambridge led by Prof Roman Hovorka developed an artificial pancreas, an electronic system for regulating blood sugar in diabetes. The system is connected to a phone app and automatically monitors and adjusts blood sugar levels, just like a real pancreas. It is one of several systems now available on the NHS.

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Artificial Pancreas At CUH, research and healthcare work together for the benefit of patients

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We helped to pioneer the artificial pancreas an automated insulin system for people with diabetes.

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Just like a real pancreas, the system monitors blood sugar and automatically adjusts the supply of insulin.

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Instead of cells, the artificial pancreas is made up of a sensor, a smartphone app and an insulin pump.

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It could free millions of people with diabetes worldwide from dependence on daily insulin injections.

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For over 20 years, this work has been led from Cambridge by Professor Roman Hovorka.

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Thanks to this work, artificial pancreases are now available for treatment for diabetes on the NHS.