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3 Things to Known about Artificial Pancreas
Diabetes, whenever this word strikes into the mind people mostly assume it with something
that is deficiency which near-almost right. But, what is diabetes actually? It is all related with
the most important organ in our body i.e. pancreas. We can say a person is troubled with
diabetes if only if the body is not able to produce or respond to the insulin hormone. Diabetes
can lead to heart attack, kidney related issues, limb amputation, anxiety, depression, stroke
and blindness. So, it can get severe if not taken care of. Currently, there is no proper cure for
diabetes but you can live an enjoyable life by maintaining the standard blood sugar level.
Meanwhile one of the method—Artificial Pancreas, has arrived in the markets for proper
intake of insulin in the body. But you must consider certain things about this artificial
pancreas prior to purchase.
No it’s Not an Organ
Pancreas produces and releases an enzyme, insulin—this hormone helps to extract sugar from
the food and use it to produce energy in the cells. Not to get confused the so-called artificial
pancreas with an actual organ, it might share the same name and functions but it is actually
referring to the Medtronic’s MiniMed 670G hybrid closed loop system. Pancreas of people
with type 1 diabetes are not able to produce insulin for the body hence, this technology helps
provide the required insulin dose as per its blood sugar level. It is integrated with certain
different systems which monitor as well as regulate the dosages.
First of All it’s No Insulin Pump
You might know insulin pumps to reduce the effects of diabetes in the body. But there are
certain times when these pumps becomes fatal if consumed too much. Excess intake can lead
to hypoglycaemia which can be deadly for the body so, the balancing act must be taken care
of. Even though these devices do allow us to program it for the release of right amount at
specific time, you have to frequently check blood sugar level. With insulin you have to be
very conscious about the blood sugar level and the intake you are taking. Whereas,
Medtronic’s MiniMed 670G also referred as artificial pancreas combines with an insulin
pump but with an adjacent glucose monitor which not only checks the blood sugar but also
adjusts your insulin dose as per required.
50 Years of Research yet Drawbacks
The researchers have been developing this type of tech from many years. According to the
reports, with the approval of MiniMed 670G, it was sort of bomb-drop on various research
institutes as it is not full-proof. It won’t be useful for the people with low hearing and vision
problems, pregnant women, and people with kidney diseases. Yet, it is sort of a major
achievement in medical science and also in pharmaceuticals. Besides, this conceptual tech
holds more promising aspects than others methods for the blood sugar management. A
published research in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that no patients
with severe hypoglycaemia or ketoacidosis are been found after the use of this device.
Moreover the device is helping people to maintain their target blood sugar range 73.4% of the