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Hyponatraemia is primarily a disorder of water balance or distribution, characterized by serum sodium (Nas) levels less than 135 mmol/L.1 Hyponatraemia is the most common electrolyte disorder among elderly patients and is associated with increased mortality rates and longer hospital stays.2–4 The syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) is a frequent cause of hyponatraemia in […]

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José García-Tirado, DTM 2022: Challenges in the development of artificial pancreas systems

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Published Online: Nov 29th 2022

An artificial pancreas is a system made of three parts that work together to mimic how a healthy pancreas controls blood glucose in the body. In this touchENDOCRINOLOGY interview, Dr José García-Tirado (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA) discusses the major challenges in the development of artificial pancreas systems.

The abstract entitled: ‘RocketAP in Practice: Results from Pilot and Feasibility Trials was presented at the 22nd Annual Diabetes Technology Meeting, 03-05 Nov, 2022.

Questions:

  1. What are the major challenges in the development of artificial pancreas systems? (0:25)

Disclosures: José García-Tirado discloses grant/research support from Dexcom.

Support: Interview supported by Touch Medical Media. Interview conducted by Shanice Allen.

Recorded as a highlight of DTM 2022

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