Progress Made on a 'Bionic Pancreas' for Diabetics From: Medical Design Technology - 06/16/2014 By: Marilynn Marchione Scientists have made big progress on a "bionic pancreas" to free some people with diabetes from the daily ordeal of managing their disease. A wearable, experimental device passed a real-world test, constantly monitoring blood sugar and automatically giving insulin or a sugar-boosting drug as needed, doctors said Sunday. The device improved blood-sugar control more than standard monitors and insulin pumps did when tested for five days on 20 adults and 32 teens. Unlike other artificial pancreases in development that just correct high blood sugar, this one also can fix too-low sugar, mimicking what a natural pancreas does. Read gthe entire article at: http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2014/06/progress-made-bionic-pancreas-diabetics Link: Using mathematics to treat diabetes http://www.artificialpancreas.org/ Father develops bionic pancreas to save son (video http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc-live/watch/father-develops-bionic-pancreas-to-save-son-292626499999 Professor's Bionic Pancreas Takes a Big Step Forward http://www.bu.edu/today/2014/eng-profs-bionic-pancreas-takes-a-big-step-forward/ Sugar Fix (with videos 3:01 & 0:31 & 0:27 & 0:40 & 1:05 0:51 & 0:35 & 0:29 & 0:43 & 0:45) http://www.bu.edu/today/2013/sugar-fix/