BREAKING NEWS: A four-year-old Perth boy has become the first - TopicsExpress



          

BREAKING NEWS: A four-year-old Perth boy has become the first patient in the world to be fitted with a new pancreas-like pump which researchers say will improve the lives of diabetics of all ages. Xavier Hames lives with type 1 diabetes and is at constant risk of hypoglycaemia - when low glucose levels can result in seizures, coma or death. But a pump that can predict when blood sugar levels are becoming dangerously low and halt the release of insulin, has changed that. Read the full article here abc.net.au/news/2015-01-21/perth-boy-becomes-first-patient-fitted-with-artifical-pancreas/6032388
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 08:28:01 +0000

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