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Review
. 2022 Jan:24 Suppl 1:43-57.
doi: 10.1111/dom.14576. Epub 2021 Nov 14.

The automated pancreas: A review of technologies and clinical practice

Torben Biester  1 , Martin Tauschmann  2 , Agata Chobot  3 , Olga Kordonouri  1 , Thomas Danne  1 , Thomas Kapellen  4 , Klemen Dovc  5
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Review

The automated pancreas: A review of technologies and clinical practice

Torben Biester et al. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2022 Jan.

Abstract

Insulin pumps and glucose sensors are effective in improving diabetes therapy and reducing acute complications. The combination of both devices using an algorithm-driven interoperable controller makes automated insulin delivery (AID) systems possible. Many AID systems have been tested in clinical trials and have proven safety and effectiveness. However, currently, none of these systems are available for routine use in children younger than 6 years in Europe. For continued use, both users and prescribers must have sound knowledge of the features of the individual AID systems. Presently, all systems require various user interactions (e.g. meal announcements) because fully automated systems are not yet developed. Open-source systems are non-regulated variants to circumvent existing regulatory conditions. There are risks here for both users and prescribers. To evaluate AID therapy, the metric data of the glucose sensors, 'time in target range' and 'glucose management index', are novel recognized and suitable parameters allowing a consultation based on real glucose and insulin pump download data from the daily life of people with diabetes. Read out via cloud-based software or automatic download of such individual treatment data provides the ideal technical basis for shared decision-making through telemedicine, which must be further evaluated for general use.

Keywords: HCL; artificial pancreas; automated delivery; closed loop; insulin; insulin AID.

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