Almost Bionic: About JDRF's Artificial Pancreas Project 2011

[LittleLucysLife]

My 2-year-old daughter was diagnosed a year ago at age 13 months. The first four months were a nightmare on injections. Then we started the pump and a month later the CGM. We love, love, LOVE the information we get from the CGM and can't imagine life without it now. I'm so eager to see how the artificial pancreas develops in the near future!

[MsSingergirl1999]

My little sister has type 1 and has a CGM. the only thing about the CGM is that it isn't always right, otherwise I love that she has one !

[sstrumello]

Not to rain on everyone's parade here, but when all is said and done, between the money that was invested by Jeff Brewer himself, as well as the development partners and the end cost to patients will likely be somewhere close to the U.S. $6 million, only like Col. Steve Austin and Jaime Somers, it will not be paid for by the U.S. Government, and many people will struggle to get insurance coverage for the device (many cannot even get Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems covered to this day).

[CureType1Diabetes]

The children are precious, as are their families. I prefer the idea of a bioartificial pancreas (encapsulated islets) instead of a mechanical one to achieve euglycemia. We need more accurate sensors (and bg meters). I don't personally feel this will ever be "close to a cure", but I appreciate new technology and the advances that make life easier to live with type 1 diabetes.

[centofbucks]

i dont like pumps cuz its hard to play basketball with it on me

[DiabeticDanica]

@centofbucks I played basketball all 4 years of highschool with a pump! I used one of those pump pouches and put it around my waist on my back, under my clothes. It worked really well!