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Artificial Pancreas Study Showing Improved Blood Sugar Control for Kids Covered Nationally by More Than 200 Media Outlets

March 21, 2023 by jta6n@virginia.edu

Mark Breton

Marc C. Breton, PhD

A new clinical study published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine indicates an artificial pancreas originally developed at UVA Center for Diabetes Technology improves blood sugar blood sugar control in children ages 2 to 6 with type 1 diabetes. The story was covered by hundreds of media outlets around the country including U.S. News and World Report. Marc C. Breton, PhD, an associate professor of psychiatry and neurobehavioral sciences at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and co-founder and associate director of research of the UVA Center for Diabetes Technology, is the senior author on the study.

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