Endocrine Abstracts

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Good metabolic control depends on the information of blood glucose concentration, routinely obtained with self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG). More frequent SMBG is associated with improved metabolic control. In the last decade, real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) of subcutaneous glucose concentration became routinely available and is now introduced into day-to-day management helping people with diabetes make informed decisions on dosing, eating and engaging in p...

The artificial pancreas or closed loop is the holy grail of diabetes technology. The concept has been around for decennia, but only as more or less accurate continuous glucose monitors became available some 10–15 years ago, patient related research could be initiated. The essential problem is the inherent delays in the loop. Insulin absorption, glucose uptake by the cell after activation of the insulin receptor and continuous glucose monitoring all take time. Once adminis...