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Re:Artificial Pancreas Is First to Raise $1M Under New Crowd... by csours on Friday July 29, 2016 @11:44AM (#12187572)
Is the primary difference between a bionic pancreas and an insulin pump that the bionic pancreas has glucagon?
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Re:Artificial Pancreas Is First to Raise $1M Under New Crowd... by Segfaulter on Friday July 29, 2016 @12:16PM (#12187848)
Yes. A standard insulin pump only has insulin which is designed to lower blood sugar. These pumps would have both. Insulin to lower blood sugar and glucagon to raise it incase it's trending too low.
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Re:Artificial Pancreas Is First to Raise $1M Under New Crowd... by Murrawhip on Friday July 29, 2016 @12:09PM (#12187787)
The difference seems to be that it reacts automonously to your glucose meter.
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