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Editorial
. 2011 Apr 13:342:d1911.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.d1911.

Closed loop control for type 1 diabetes

Boris Kovatchev
Editorial

Closed loop control for type 1 diabetes

Boris Kovatchev. BMJ. .

Abstract

Shows promise in a research setting, but needs further development in practice

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: The author has completed the Unified Competing Interest form at www.icmje.org/coi_disclosure.pdf (available on request from the corresponding author) and declares: no support from any organisation for the submitted work; financial relationships with organisations that might have an interest in the general area of the submitted work in the previous three years include consultancy fees from Dexcom, a manufacturer of continuous glucose monitors and patent royalties from Liescan, a manufacturer of self monitoring devices; no other relationships or activities that could appear to have influenced the submitted work.

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