More than 40 healthcare professionals and legal experts have issued the first guidance of its kind to support people with type 1 diabetes using Do-it-Yourself (DIY) technology-driven systems to manage their condition.
The paper was co-led by King’s College London and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. It sets out recommendations that allow health-care professionals to support DIY artificial pancreas systems as a safe and effective treatment option for type 1 diabetes.
The work is published today (November 13, 2021) in DOI: 10.1016/S2213-8587(21)00267-9
Team of Experts Approve Do-It-Yourself Artificial Pancreas for People With Type 1 Diabetes