hrp0094s13.1 | Joint ESPE/ISPAD Symposium: Novel Technologies in the Treatment of Diabetes | ESPE2021

Latest developments in closed loop technology

Wilmot Emma ,

Type 1 diabetes is one of the most challenging long-term conditions to manage. On an average day the person with diabetes is expected to check their glucose multiple times, plan their dietary intake so that they are able to administer the calculated dose of insulin, via an insulin pump or injection, 15 minutes before the meal. They need to constantly strive for optimal glucose levels but the inherent variability in insulin requirements means that this often results in debilita...