When I was reading about the artificial pancreas for diabetes today it reminded me of all those Sci-fi movies where a character has a bionic arm that makes them incredibly strong. I think the last one I saw like that was iRobot. Well this may not be as flashy but it is definitely just as compelling. A bionic pancreas can have life changing affects for anyone who gets one. It also brings to mind the idea that this has greater ramifications. Pancreatic cancer has made the headlines quite a bit as of lately. Could this device replace a remove pancreas?
According to the National Diabetes Fact Sheet 8.3% of the U.S. population is affected by Diabetes. That’s over 20 million people all possibly needing one of these man made organs. Well one girl was able to be apart of new study that has given her a new independence from diabetes. Here’s how here story begins:
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