NHS England says the mass rollout of the artificial pancreas builds on a successful pilot of the technology, which saw 835 adults and children given devices to improve the management of their condition.
Children and adults in England living with Type 1 diabetes are set to receive an 'artificial pancreas' in a world-first initiative being rolled out by the NHS. The 'ground-breaking' device continually monitors a person's blood glucose, then automatically adjusts the amount of insulin given to them through a pump.
Read more:Hundreds of patients a week may have died unnecessarily due to waits at A&ELabour attacks extended free childcare rollout NHS England says the mass rollout of the artificial pancreas builds on a successful pilot of the technology, which saw 835 adults and children with Type 1 diabetes given devices to improve the management of their condition. Those already benefitting include 64-year-old Les Watson from West Devon, who has had Type 1 diabetes for nearly 44 years.
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