GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB)– Researchers at the University of Florida are one step closer to a breakthrough in a cure for Type 1 Diabetes. The UF Diabetes Institute has been awarded a five million dollar grant to continue development in the creation of a “pancreatic islet on a chip” for diabetes research. The islets play a […]
A clinical trial of an artificial pancreas system showed it was able to outperform current treatments for people with Type 1 diabetes and help maintain blood sugar levels throughout the day as well as overnight.a By linking Tandem Diabetes Care’s T:slim X2 alternate controller-enabled insulin pump with Dexcom’s G6 continuous glucose monitor (CGM), the closed-loop […]
The researchers gathered information through health informatics and applied artificial intelligence (AI) to better understand the disease. In the study, they analyzed publicly available, real-world data from about 16,000 participants enrolled in the T1D Exchange Clinic Registry. By applying a contrast pattern mining algorithm, researchers were able to identify major differences in health outcomes among […]