Independence-4-Seniors Home Care, a DuPage County home care agency, knows that whenever finger pricks, sugar lows, and insulin injections are not far from the forefront of your thoughts, it can be stressful. Have faith, diabetic patients! The FDA has recently approved the first artificial pancreas – a hybrid closed-loop system that includes an insulin pump with a continuous glucose monitor. This tremendous creation will not only rapidly stop the insulin pump in the event the patient’s blood sugar level falls too low, but can even predict the decrease which will help prevent it before it occurs.
This amount of automation opens a totally new world for people with diabetes, lessening the need to be on consistent alert with regards to condition, along with the fear of overnight sugar lows.
“You get almost normalized overnight blood glucose. For people with Type 1 diabetes, that's massively important,” states Aaron Kowalski, chief mission officer for the JDRF, which has funded a large amount of research. “The diabetes isn't gone, but [wearers] can think about it less …This is a historic milestone.”
While right now there are still enhancements to be worked through, for example the time frame required for the insulin delivered to work and the accessibility of the CGM component, for many folks, the improved life quality to be realized is important.
To learn more techniques to help make overall life easier for those with diabetes, contact Independence-4-Seniors Home Care, providing home care in DuPage County and the surrounding areas.