In the fight to control glucose levels, this control algorithm comes out on top
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 - 10:31
in Health & Medicine
The so-called artificial pancreas — an automated insulin delivery system for people with type 1 diabetes mellitus — uses an advanced control algorithm to regulate how much insulin a pump should deliver and when. Regulating glucose is challenging because levels respond to a wide-array of variables, including food, physical activity, sleep, stress, hormones, metabolism and more.