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To: neverdem

Waitaminute: how is this significantly different than the Minimed (now Medtronic Minimed) continuous insulin pump that’s been available for decades now?


3 posted on 02/20/2010 9:20:36 PM PST by Jubal Harshaw
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To: Jubal Harshaw

Apparently what they did was link a CGMS (Continuous Glucose Monitoring System) with an Insulin Pump. It constantly “reads” blood glucose and adjusts the pump to keep stable levels.


6 posted on 02/20/2010 9:48:05 PM PST by Petruchio (Democrats are like Slinkies... Not good for anything, but it's fun pushing 'em down the stairs.)
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