Roll out of Cambridge-developed artificial pancreas is world first
An artificial pancreas developed with the help of staff and patients at Addenbrooke's Hospital is one of four new devices to be rolled out by the NHS - helping tens of thousands of children and adults living with type one diabetes.
The ground-breaking device - pioneered by Cambridge-based Professor Roman Hovorka and called the CamAPS FX app - continually monitors a person's blood glucose, then automatically adjusts the amount of insulin given to them through a pump.
It is the only device that has been fully developed in the UK and the only one suitable for women who are pregnant.
Professor Hovorka said:
"It is very exciting that a device developed in Cambridge with the help of local experts and local people will now become accessible to patients all over the country"
"It will enable them to spend less time having to focus on managing their condition and worrying about the blood sugar levels, and more time getting on with their lives"
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Published April 5 2024
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