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- Title
Dual‐hormone artificial pancreas: benefits and limitations compared with single‐hormone systems.
- Authors
Peters, T. M.; Haidar, A.
- Abstract
Abstract: Technological advances have made the artificial pancreas a reality. This has the potential to improve the lives of individuals with Type 1 diabetes by reducing the risk of hypoglycaemia, achieving better overall glucose control, and enhancing quality of life. Both single‐hormone (insulin‐only) and dual‐hormone (insulin and glucagon) systems have been developed; however, a focused review of the relative benefits of each artificial pancreas system is needed. We reviewed studies that directly compared single‐ and dual‐hormone systems to evaluate the efficacy of each system for preventing hypoglycaemia and maintaining glycaemic control, as well as their utility in specific situations including during exercise, overnight and during the prandial period. We observed additional benefits with the dual‐hormone artificial pancreas for reducing the risk of hypoglycaemic events overall and during exercise over the study duration. The single‐hormone artificial pancreas was sufficient for maintenance of euglycaemia in the overnight period and for preventing late‐onset post‐exercise hypoglycaemia. Future comparative studies of longer duration are required to determine whether one system is superior for improving mean glucose control, eliminating severe hypoglycaemia, or improving quality of life.
- Subjects
HYPOGLYCEMIA; ARTIFICIAL organs; TYPE 1 diabetes; EVALUATION of medical care; PANCREAS; QUALITY of life; DISEASE management; GLYCEMIC control; PREVENTION
- Publication
Diabetic Medicine, 2018, Vol 35, Issue 4, p450
- ISSN
0742-3071
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/dme.13581