The Bionic Pancreas

This is the official tumblr of the bionic pancreas project. When his 11 month old son David was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, Ed Damiano was determined to develop a bionic pancreas to manage his diabetes while in college and beyond. With only 26 months to go, only funding still stands in his way. Please donate now! See the links above for more information.

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Sir Langerhans feels swell, having read his new Wikipedia page!

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The iLet Bionic Pancreas & Other News from Diabetes Friends for Life 2015: The diabetes industry comes out en force and it was exciting to see many newsworthy announcements at a conference with so much direct access to people in the D-Community. Here’s what we captured our attention the most, from both the exhibit hall floor and the presentation sessions. Read more http://dlvr.it/BZQBdc

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Skunk Bear’s “Father of the Week” designed a bionic pancreas.

Ed Damiano’s son David was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was 11 months old. So Ed started to develop a system he calls a “bionic pancreas” – It’s designed to help people better manage their blood sugar.

He’s racing to get it approved by the Food and Drug Administration before his son leaves for college in three years.

Read the full story, from NPR’s Rob Stein, here.

Images:

Ed tests tubing for his son’s insulin pump.

A pump that uses the hormone glucagon to help provide better blood sugar control.

David wears a transmitter on his abdomen that sends data on his glucose levels to a monitoring unit.

Ed Damiano and his son David, 15, play basketball at home in Acton, Mass.

Credit: Ellen Webber for NPR

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If you or someone you love has type 1 diabetes, the bionic pancreas (known as the iLet or Sir Langerhans, alternatively) is the closest thing to a cure! The bionic pancreas manages your diabetes, reduces the risk of hypoglycemia, and eliminates the fear of long-term complications such as blindness, nerve damage, and heart disease. Please donate to Ed Damiano’s lab at BU here!

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Petition for the Bionic Pancreas

Support Ed Damiano’s work and change the world for type 1 diabetics.

Sign this petition for the FDA guys! If it gets to its goal, the bionic pancreas could be out and available in 2017!

Non-diabetics, we could use your support too! 

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Bionic Pancreas Improves Quality of Life

Reality-Shifting Comments: By Rebecca Smith

Over the summer of 2013, Helmsley Charitable Trust ran a summer camp for children with type 1 diabetes. The camp was a trial for a bionic pancreas which has tremendous potential to improve the quality of life for individuals who suffer from diabetes. The device works in tandem with continuous glucose monitor which is connected to an iPhone. 

The bionic pancreas works by reading the blood sugar of the user every 5 minutes and then secretes the necessary insulin or glucosamine without requiring the user to make any decisions about dosage. This saves the user time because they no longer have to check their blood sugar regularly or measure out the required dosage of medicine. 

Conversely, the device can be a potentially life saving piece of technology, especially for individuals who have a tendency to forget to monitor their blood sugar manually. Furthermore, the device eliminates the potential for someone to accidentally administer too much insulin or glucosamine which could be fatal. 

Overall, the device gives users more freedom to live without constantly worrying about their blood sugar. 

For more information, visit bionicpancreas.org

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Please donate to the bionic pancreas project here! Donations are all tax deductible and every single one counts! If you or someone you love has type 1 diabetes, the bionic pancreas is their best hope for a safe, healthy, happy life!

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This dad made it his mission to help his son by inventing a groundbreaking device to manage his Type 1 Diabetes… it WORKED and may now treat millions nationwide.

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If you or someone you love has type 1 diabetes, please donate to Ed Damiano’s research here!

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Meet Sir Langerhans! He is an iLet, which is a bihormonal bionic pancreas. This brave knight is here to eliminate your type 1 diabetes woes and forever vanquish the dragon of hypoglycemia! For more information on the bionic pancreas (aka the iLet), please click here! 

To donate to the BU Bionic Pancreas team, please click here! This page will tell you about the bionic pancreas project and give you a link to donate directly to Ed Damiano’s lab at BU. 

Every donation counts! If you or someone you love has type 1 diabetes, the iLet is their best hope for a safe, healthy life! Please donate today! Go Bionic!