MedTech Dive

Diabetes tech companies are racing toward ‘fully closed loop’ devices. But automation comes with trade-offs.

Insulet, MiniMed and Tandem Diabetes Care are all working on systems to take meal announcements out of diabetes management.
The American Journal of Managed Care

Comparing Closed-Loop Systems With Sensor-Augmented Pumps in Pediatric T1D Populations

A 16-week trial involving children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) found glucose level was in the target range for a greater percentage of time in individuals who used a closed-loop system compared with ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Closed-Loop Insulin Delivery May Facilitate Better Metabolic Control vs Pump

This new study of pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes from France and Belgium investigated the effectiveness of insulin delivery via closed-loop and open-loop systems. Closed-loop delivery of ...
CNET

I Used Loop to Hack My Insulin Pump to Better Control My Blood Sugar Levels

Loop is a DIY automated insulin delivery system with more customization and features than FDA-approved systems on the market. Justin Eastzer is a CNET Perspectives Contributor and former CNET host.
The New England Journal of Medicine

Closed-Loop Therapy and Preservation of C-Peptide Secretion in Type 1 Diabetes

Whether improved glucose control with hybrid closed-loop therapy can preserve C-peptide secretion as compared with standard insulin therapy in persons with new-onset type 1 diabetes is unclear. In a ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Randomized Trial of Closed-Loop Control in Very Young Children with Type 1 Diabetes

The possible advantage of hybrid closed-loop therapy (i.e., artificial pancreas) over sensor-augmented pump therapy in very young children with type 1 diabetes is unclear. In this multicenter, ...