There is hope for people who suffer from Type 1 diabetes. Scientists are making endeavors to create an amalgamation of high-tech glucose sensors, a computerized dosing calculator and a small insulin pump which may facilitate the avoidance of routine injections and blood sugar checks, that are cumbersome and life saving for people afflicted with the disorder.

Researchers have revealed that with the help of software that employs blood sugar readings to determine hormonal needs, they have been able to achieve significant success of the ‘closed loop system’. This system imitates the functions of healthy pancreas.

The findings of the research can be found in the April 14 issue of the Science Translation Medicine.

Steven Russell, Endocrinologist at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and a coauthor of the study remarks, “The technology exists right now for this closed loop system”.

It has been revealed that the end product is far from complete. Its completion will take several years, however, it is anticipated that the device would comprise a pager-sized device not any bigger than insulin pumps that are available in the market today.