The artificial pancreas is a device that mimics the blood sugar function of a healthy pancreas. It has three parts: a sensor for continuous glucose monitoring, a pump to deliver insulin, and a laptop or cell-phone component that directs the pump to deliver insulin as needed. Its called a closed loop. You get an app on your laptop or cell-phone called Loop to moniter and control this.

You connect your insulin pump and glucose sensor to an Edison then you connect it to an experimental app called Loop so your pump automatically adjusts insulin delivery. It acts just as a pancreas would. The mini computer Edison is reccomended for looping. To start looping you need to go to OpenAPS.org.

You connect your insulin pump and glucose sensor to an Edison then you connect it to an experimental app called Loop so your pump automatically adjusts insulin delivery. It acts just as a pancreas would. The mini computer Edison is reccomended for looping. To start looping you need to go to OpenAPS.org.

The sensor (CGM) measures what your glucose level (blood sugar) is. Glucose is in the fluid between your cells. The sensor is wireless and you can connect it to a device or your phone. Every couple of minutes it tells you what your glucose level is. The sensor device that is reccomended for looping is the FreeStyle Libre.

The Edison receives data wirelessly from a continuous glucose monitor, runs an algorithm to predict future blood sugar, and tells the insulin pump how much to dispense every five minutes to prevent highs and lows. The edison is just one way, but it is the hardest way to loop.