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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Andrew Gregory Health editor

NHS in England to offer artificial pancreas to help manage type 1 diabetes

Charlotte Abbott-Pierce
Six-year-old Charlotte Abbott-Pierce was one of the first to benefit from the artificial pancreas. Photograph: NHS/PA

More than 100,000 people with type 1 diabetes in England are to be offered an artificial pancreas, which experts believe could become the “holy grail” for managing the disease.

The groundbreaking device uses an algorithm to determine the amount of insulin that should be administered and reads blood sugar levels to keep them steady.

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