Tuesday, April 2, 2024

ENGLAND ROLLS OUT 'ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS' FOR DIABETICS

Tens of thousands of people in the UK with type-one diabetes are to be offered a so-called 'artificial pancreas'.

NHS England will roll out a device which monitors blood glucose and adjusts insulin delivery through a pump.

It'll take about five years to deliver the programme.

Lee Watson from Yelverton in Devon has lived with the condition for 44 years and says it will make a big difference.

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