Advancement in Diabetes Technology

There is a device called the bionic pancreas that is being developed by Ed Damiano, whose son, David was diagnosed with diabetes in 2000, gave him the inspiration to find a cure. For nearly fifteen years he has been researching and working on this project. There have been hundreds of successful trials of people with diabetes using the bionic pancreas and the feedback has been mostly positive. Some say the device as life changing. “At the end of one recent trial, an 11-year-old boy liked the bionic pancreas so much that he ran away from the investigators conducting the test, and it took them over an hour to get the device back" (Sifferlin 42+). There has been progress in all types of people. Sifferlin says "The bionic pancreas has successfully worked in people ages 6-76 and weighing 47 lb. to 283 lb." (42+). The bionic pancreas does also have a pain free, easy method of glucose testing since the device checks it continuously. The only requirement for the device to work properly is simply punching in the person's weight (Russell et al. 2148). Unlike the bionic pancreas, islet cell transplantation is limited in becoming a global treatment because of the lack of supply of islet cells. This is due to the fact that there are more people with type 1 diabetes than there are donor pancreases (Islet Transplantation). The bionic pancreas does not have limitations on the device itself that would prevent it from being produced all over the world. In other words, with proper funding the bionic pancreas can be produced for all diabetics. Damiano hopes to have the bionic pancreas affordable and on the market by

The three most common types of diabetes are: Type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and gestational diabetes.

Diabetes is a disease where the body is unable to produce or use insulin effectively. Insulin is needed for proper storage and use of carbohydrates. Without it, blood sugar levels can become too high or too low, resulting in a diabetic emergency. It affects about 7.8% of the population. The incidence of diabetes is known to increase with age. It’s the leading cause of end-stage renal disease in the US, and is the primary cause of blindness and foot and leg amputation. It is known to cause neuropathy in up to 70% of diabetic patients. Individuals with diabetes are twice as likely to develop cardiovascular disease. There are two types of diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2.

Diabetes type 1, diabetes type 2 and gestational diabetes are the 3 types of diabetes. Diabetes type 1 is where little to none of insulin is being produced. Diabetes type 2 is the result of family history and poor healthy lifestyle and gestational diabetes is when a woman develops diabetes through her pregnancy.

In the US, diabetes contributes significantly to excess morbidity and mortality. When uncontrolled, it is a major cause of stroke, heart attacks, chronic kidney disease, diabetic retinopathy, neuropathy, and is the major cause of non-traumatic amputations. It is also increases the risk of death two-fold compared to someone without diabetes . However, among those patients with better control, a reduction in hemoglobin A1C has been shown to decrease the risk of kidney disease , progression of CHF , and an overall decrease in microvascular complications . There is a definite benefit of close blood glucose monitoring and control. In type 2 diabetes, characterized by insulin resistance, the standard of care for mild-moderate disease is oral agents, with transition to subcutaneous insulin as the disease progresses. In type 1 diabetes, characterized by lack of insulin, the treatment depends on either an insulin pump or subcutaneous insulin therapy. Unfortunately, in those patients with insulin dependent diabetes, compliance with finger stick glucose measurements is poor, making insulin administration dependent on those measurements imprecise . One solution to this problem that has been proposed is continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). This system consists of a subcutaneously implanted glucose sensor that wirelessly transmits data to a recorder worn on the body. This allows for frequent (generally a few times an

The earliest that someone was recorded with having diabetes is 1500 b.c., which is a really long time ago, if you think about it. The document was made of papyrus paper.

There are 3 types of diabetes: Type I diabetes, Type II diabetes, and Gestational diabetes.

4). There are two major types of diabetes mellitus, type 1 and type 2, and gestational diabetes is a third type that could occur during pregnancy. Type 2 diabetes mellitus is the more common of the three types, attributing tor around 95 percent of new cases of diabetes (Prezbindowski & Porth, 2005 pg. 1309 para. 1). Diabetes mellitus is caused by one’s body having trouble breaking down foods they eat to convert to energy due to an inefficient supply of insulin or an inability to use insulin effectively. The source of the problem derives from beta cells located in the pancreas. These cells are special for their production of insulin and response to it. If there is a problem with the beta cells in the pancreas, then their inefficient supply and absorption of insulin results to an increased amount of glucose in the blood stream that cannot be absorbed sufficiently which leads to a diabetic condition. If one may suspect diabetes mellitus as a health condition they are experiencing, there are common signs and symptoms that are associated with the disease.

Diabetes has had a major impact on the lives of millions. The current treatments are invasive and sometimes unpredictable. With the human factor involved, occasionally the wrong dosage may be administered leading to adverse side effects. In an attempt to leave out the chance of human error and make the lives of those suffering from diabetes simpler, researchers at the University of North Carolina and NC State have jointly come up with a solution. The smart patch is a device the size of a penny capable of releasing insulin into capillaries using micro needles.

I have decided to do my research on diabetes, because it’s a family history and I do not know enough information about it to advocate. What is diabetes? According Webster Dictionary it’s “A disease in which the body’s ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin is impaired, resulting in abnormal metabolism of carbohydrates and elevated levels of glucose in the blood and urine.” . How was diabetes discovered? According the website defeatdiabetes.org “ In 1848 Bernard discovers that glycogen is formed by the liver and speculated that this is the same sugar found in the urine of diabetics. This is the first linking of diabetes and glycogen metabolism”. I know there are two types of diabetes, which is Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Type

There are over three million Americans that have already been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and another 15,000 children and 15,000 adults being diagnosed each year. Although frequently overshadowed by the better known type 2 diabetes, type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that is not caused by “being fat” or “eating unhealthy” as many would ignorantly infer. Type 1 diabetes, however, is caused by the attacking of the immune system on the pancreas, denying it the ability to carry out its most important function, producing insulin to help control one’s blood glucose levels. For over a decade now, biomedical engineers, scientists, and doctors have been working diligently and effectively on creating a closed-loop

There are 3 different types of diabetes mellitus, type 1diabetes mellitus also known as juvenile diabetes mellitus, usually occurs at a much younger and has no successful interventions to prevent this disease. It’s an autoimmune disease in which the persons’ body has ruined their own insulin producing beta cells in their pancreas; therefore they are unable to produce insulin. (Sommer & Johnson, 2015). Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a progressive condition where the cells become insulin resistant and decreased production of insulin by the beta cells. Majority of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus developed the condition because the individual is overweight due to lack of exercise, stress, and/or poor eating habits. Type 2 diabetes mellitus usually appears later on in life compared to type 1 diabetes, which makes type 2 the most common form of diabetes. The last type of diabetes is gestational diabetes which occurs during pregnancy. Gestational diabetes has no known cause, but according to American Diabetes Association (RT 2015), “We don’t know what

The genetics causes of Type I and Type II diabetes stem from elevated blood glucose levels. Type I diabetes is an autoimmune disease characterized by b -cell destruction, usually leading to an absolute insulin deficiency (Dahlquist 5). Type II diabetes extends from primarily insulin resistance with relative insulin deficiency to primarily defective insulin secretion with insulin resistance.

Diabetes has been out for thousands of years and still no cure. researchers and scientist have been searching and searching for ways to overcome this disease but nothing yet. Everyone goals are to either improve, prevent, or cure this disease. Diabetes became very known around the seventeenth century because of a high percentage of people was found with sugar in their urine and blood. Diabetes is one of the fastest growing diseases that affects our society worldwide. The average person in this world does not know anything about this disease. The diabetes association said “In 2013 the estimate of 328 million people had diabetes throughout the world”. Society today need to be aware of what we are up against with this disease.

The most advanced technology for preventing diabetes currently is the insulin pump. This is a box about the size of a computer mouse and it supplies insulin to your pancreas. It has many advantages but sadly, it has much more disadvantages.