tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post4895851113236711323..comments2024-01-22T00:46:35.341-08:00Comments on Our Diabetic Life: Roadblocks to the Artificial PancreasMerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752883120541646427noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-86249148880696979632014-07-11T13:59:38.631-07:002014-07-11T13:59:38.631-07:00Meri, you make several great points. I also think...Meri, you make several great points. I also think: If we still have trouble with bent cannulas, occlusions, skunky insulin, etc., an AP isn't going to help. But it's better than what we have today. Imagine where glucose meters were 30 years ago! Thanks for the thoughtful post.StephenShttp://happy-medium.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-26575782745988575832014-07-11T00:10:12.396-07:002014-07-11T00:10:12.396-07:00I've been trying to write a blog post about th...I've been trying to write a blog post about this very topic for a while. My friends keep asking me if I've heard about this awesome new thing lol. You put it into much better words than I ever could! Thanks!jcsamomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06006380105419669708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-21459578045081422772014-07-10T12:37:59.582-07:002014-07-10T12:37:59.582-07:00Meri - As exciting as the development of an artifi...Meri - As exciting as the development of an artificial pancreas is, I am much more interested in where things are at terms of work towards a cure or a simple treatment that doesn't involve technology. Here are two that show some promise - Dr. Faustman's work at Mass General: http://www2.massgeneral.org/diabetes/laboratory_type1.htm and Dr. Accili at Columbia University's Diabetes Center: http://my.chicagotribune.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-80676280/. Were things like this also discussed at the conference? <br /><br />Don't get me wrong - if an AP was available for purchase tomorrow, I would be in line for my son and myself. I am just more interested at this point in time in something that would be a real leap forward and I don't see those things getting the same play as the high tech/high cost solutions like an AP. I already feel like a bionic woman with my OmniPod and Dexcom plastered on me and I wish for something that doesn't involve more hardware. <br /><br />Anyway - THANK YOU for sharing what you learned at the conference and your thoughts going forward. You make a difference in many lives every day with your thoughtful posts.<br /><br />Barbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248101319829846491.post-65575695932596620912014-07-10T11:28:12.448-07:002014-07-10T11:28:12.448-07:00A lot of the things I have concerns with you menti...A lot of the things I have concerns with you mentioned. Its not just 3 separate sites its also 3 separate devices. My son is already a bit self conscious about people seeing his pump I can imagine getting him to carry around more of them. I know that the AP is in the beginning processes and from there can only advance more, I'm just excited that there is progress being made to help out type ones live easier lives Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08821362329934829065noreply@blogger.com