In today’s world, a smartphone can be used for virtually anything. It can be used to make calls, turn off lights, or monitor your heart rate, so why hasn’t that been translated into helping those with diabetes? Now it has.
Recently, the “DIY Pancreas” has been invented that monitors a diabetics glucose levels and can regulate blood sugar. It works in 4 steps. A chip is inserted somewhere under the skin that does the monitoring, then the information from this chip is sent to a smartphone that can connect to a chip in the insulin pump that can then regulate the glucose levels.
For many diabetics, this new piece of technology is life changing. Without having to constantly monitor blood sugar levels manually, they are able to sleep through the night and go out without the worry of low levels. Although it may take years to become approved by the FDA, it is constantly improving and is a great alternative for someone with diabetes.
“How to Build Your Own Artificial Pancreas (Podcast)”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2018-11-02/how-to-build-your-own-artificial-pancreas-podcast
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