An implantable artificial pancreas for diabetics has been developed that continuously measures a person's glucose level and can automatically release insulin as needed.

Living with Type 1 diabetes requires constant monitoring of blood sugar levels and injecting insulin daily. The condition arises when a person's own immune system destroys the pancreas cells that make insulin, the hormone that converts blood sugar into energy.

To make up for this loss of insulin production, patients must take insulin daily. Current delivery methods involve multiple daily injections or insulin pump therapy, both requiring the user to actively track glucose and calculate the needed insulin dose.............Read more

Source: The Times of India