{"id":26784,"date":"2012-04-24T12:17:15","date_gmt":"2012-04-24T16:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=26784"},"modified":"2015-12-30T03:36:51","modified_gmt":"2015-12-30T08:36:51","slug":"dexcom-to-develop-a-smart-transmitter-as-part-of-jdrf-artificial-pancreas-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=26784","title":{"rendered":"Dexcom to Develop a \u201cSmart Transmitter\u201d as Part of JDRF Artificial Pancreas Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/JDRF_logo.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-26787 lazyload\" title=\"JDRF_logo\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/JDRF_logo-300x113.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"79\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/JDRF_logo-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/JDRF_logo.jpg 551w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a>JDRF and Dexcom announced that they have formed a partnership whose goal is to accelerate the development of a novel wireless \u201csmart transmitter\u201d that would allow a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) system to communicate directly with an artificial pancreas control device currently being used for research studies, instead of only with a CGM receiver.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">JDRF will provide Dexcom up to $500,000 over 12 months in milestone-based funding to complete the development, testing, and manufacturing of a custom \u201csmart transmitter\u201d prototype, which will be used for studies within JDRF\u2019s Artificial Pancreas Project academic research consortium.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The direct communication capability enabled by the smart transmitter will be an important feature for artificial pancreas trials in outpatient (real-world) settings, as it would eliminate the need for a trial participant to carry multiple devices all wired together while testing an artificial pancreas system\u2019s ability to manage glucose levels.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">People with type 1 diabetes are burdened with constantly having to determine the right amount of insulin to dose at the right time, many times every day. Yet even with diligent monitoring, a significant portion of the day is still spent with either high or low blood sugar, placing them at risk for devastating complications.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The artificial pancreas under development will be an external device that people with type 1 diabetes could use to do what their bodies cannot\u2014automatically control their blood sugar around the clock. It will work by combining an insulin pump and a CGM, which provides glucose readings every 1-5 minutes, with sophisticated computer software that allows the two devices to \u201ctalk to each other\u201d to determine and provide automatically the right amount of insulin at the right time. Currently, all in-hospital artificial pancreas studies use wires and cables to connect a CGM system and an insulin pump to laptop computers or smartphones, which act as the artificial pancreas controllers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In current CGM systems, the transmitter sends real-time glucose levels from the sensor to a receiver. In comparison, Dexcom\u2019s next generation of \u201csmart transmitters\u201d will have the ability to wirelessly transmit a glucose value directly to multiple devices, including several versions of an artificial pancreas controller.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JDRF and Dexcom announced that they have formed a partnership whose goal is to accelerate the development of a novel wireless \u201csmart transmitter\u201d that would allow a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) system to communicate directly with an artificial 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