{"id":69008,"date":"2023-11-16T16:59:29","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T16:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotcelebon.com\/?p=69008"},"modified":"2023-11-16T16:59:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T16:59:29","slug":"biggest-diabetes-breakthrough-since-the-discovery-of-insulin-gets-nhs-green-light-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotcelebon.com\/lifestyle\/biggest-diabetes-breakthrough-since-the-discovery-of-insulin-gets-nhs-green-light-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"'Biggest diabetes breakthrough since the discovery of insulin' gets NHS green light | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
MEDICAL chiefs have given the green light for the \u201cbiggest breakthrough since insulin\u201d for patients with type 1 diabetes.<\/p>\n
More than 150,000 people in England and Wales could be eligible for a hybrid closed loop \u201cartificial pancreas\u201d system. <\/p>\n
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It automatically tracks and controls blood sugar without the need for gut injections, by using a sensor and pump stuck to the skin.<\/p>\n
The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence recommended on Tuesday that patients be offered the device if they cannot control their glucose levels.<\/p>\n
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation called it \u201cthe biggest treatment breakthrough for type 1 diabetes since the discovery of insulin\u201d.<\/p>\n
Karen Addington, CEO of the charity, said: \u201cThis makes Great Britain the first country in the world to make hybrid closed loop widely available as England and Wales follow the lead of Scotland, who approved it in 2022.<\/p>\n