{"id":660535,"date":"2010-02-09T19:50:11","date_gmt":"2010-02-10T00:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/artificial-pancreas-for-children-with-type-1-diabetes-a-step-closer-14\/14116\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T10:26:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T14:26:29","slug":"artificial-pancreas-could-remove-multiple-daily-finger-prick-tests-for-children-with-type-1-diabetes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/660535","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Artificial pancreas&#8217; could remove multiple daily finger prick tests for children with type 1 diabetes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gizmag.com\/pictures\/hero\/artificial-pancreas-could-be-a-step-closer.jpg?w=780\" alt=\"An artificial pancreas system could help safely manage type 1 diabetes in children (Image:...\"><\/p>\n<p>An artificial pancreas system being developed by scientists at Cambridge in the UK could help safely 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