Finally we get to see a future in the cure of diabetes. Researchers have created an efficient and workable artificial pancreas that was tested in a pilot study on humans, and it has shown that it can perform its functions well, even in real-world clinical trials. Very soon the researchers may actually develop the artificial pancreas to treat people who suffer from diabetes. They plan to combine the artificial pancreas technology and transplant islet cells to treat diabetes, and other pancreas related conditions, in humans.
The islet cells are the basic functional unit of the pancreas that is actually in charge of production of insulin. The study sample selected by the researchers included 14 people who went through a standard surgery as well as an auto islet transplantation treatment, for 
. Dr. Gregory Forlenza, lead author of the study and pediatric endocrinologist at the Children’s Hospital in Colorado, “Use of the mechanical artificial pancreas in patients after islet transplantation may help the transplanted cells to survive longer and produce more insulin for longer.”
The auto islet transplantation involves a closed loop insulin pump that may be better at maintaining normal blood glucose levels than administering insulin shots a number of times a day to keep the blood sugar balance. The internal close looped insulin pump is dependent on the continuous feedback information of the measures of sugar levels found in the blood.” This pump may be better at maintaining normal blood glucose levels. The authors also confirm “It is our hope that combining these technologies will aid a wide spectrum of patients including patients with diabetes, in the future.” The study is published in the American Journal of Transplantation.
Pancreas produces insulin for the body but when the insulin is not produced in sufficient quantities it cause Diabetes. Insulin transports glucose to the body cells prompting them to use them for energy production. Cells are devoid of glucose if insulin is insufficient and the glucose stays in the blood and shows up in the tests.
In type 1 Diabetes, the pancreas fails in producing adequate insulin or does not produce it at all and this can mean serious trouble. A large number of people have no idea that they are diabetic and if the malady takes a complicated turn it can cause disorders like heart attack, hypoglycemia, cardiovascular diseases, kidney problems, vision loss, amputations, and dyslipidemia also.
