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One Road To Hope: JDRF's Artificial Pancreas Project at the University of Virginia


June 4, 2009
Medical Device Daily Reports on JDRF's CGM Study Benefits
JDRF's Dr. Aaron Kowalski, PhD, interviewed.  Download the PDF...

May 29, 2009
Critical Appraisal of CGM Technology is Focus of Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics Supplement
Read the article by Aaron Kowalski, Ph.D., on closing the loop for the artificial pancreas.  Click here...

May 27, 2009
New CGM Study Results
JDRF-funded study shows CGM devices also benefit people with type 1 diabetes who already have good blood sugar control.  Read the article...

May 2009
Artificial Pancreas: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

JDRF's Dr. Aaron Kowalski discusses artificial pancreas technology in the May issue of Endocrine NewsRead the article...

April 16, 2009
JAMA Article: Artificial Pancreas May Soon Be a Reality
Download the article...

April 7, 2009
Health Plans Expand CGM Coverage Due to JDRF Trial
Four of the nation's five largest health plans -- Aetna, CIGNA, United, and Wellpoint -- are now providing broad coverage for continuous glucose monitors (CGM) based on the results of the JDRF funded trial, as are numerous influential regional plans. For more, see this page.  

January 8, 2009
JDRF's CGM Research Named One of Top 10 Medical Breakthroughs of 2008
ABC News Lists Human Clinical Trial of Continuous Glucose Monitors Among Year's Most Important Advancements. Read more...

January 5, 2009
Good News: United Issues New CGM Coverage Policy
United, which serves 70 million Americans, has just issued a great new policy which provides long-term coverage for continuous glucose monitoring for people with type 1 diabetes who are following a physician ordered treatment plan and either have been unable to achieve optimum glycemic control or have experienced hypoglycemia unawareness. Get details on United's policy (see "continuous glucose monitoring."

In addition to United, Aetna and Kaiser Permanente recently expanded their CGM policies.  For more information about these and other policies, click here.  

November 18, 2008
Aaron Kowalski, Ph.D. Presents at Eighth Annual Diabetes Technology Meeting
Read the article on the conference...
See the Powerpoint presentation: Accelerating the Availability of an Artificial Pancreas...

September 2008
JDRF-Funded Clinical Trial Demonstrates Continuous Glucose Monitoring Improves Blood Sugar Control
Read more...

August 2008
Researchers Outline Steps to Artificial Pancreas
Automated pump shut-off in response to pending low blood sugar is one of the next advances to come.  Read the article in Clinical Endocrinology News...

August 13, 2008
Diabetes Blog Starts CGM Petition
Gina Capone, of Diabetes Talk Fest, recently started a petition calling for broader coverage of CGMs from health plans.  Also, if you're applying for coverage, check out the JDRF CGM Coverage Tips.

August 11, 2008
CBS Early Show Features JDRF's
Artificial Pancreas Project
 

On Thursday, Aug. 7, CBS' The Early Show featured JDRF-funded researcher William Tamborlane, M.D., from Yale University and teen Kady Helme discussing the Artificial Pancreas Project.

August 11, 2008
An Artificial Pancreas
A device that reads glucose levels and delivers insulin may be close at hand.  Read the article in the MIT Technology Review... 

August 11, 2008
Artificial Pancreas Developed, Twice as Cool as Your Boring Real One
Engadget.com mentions JDRF and the artificial pancreas project.  Read the article...

August 1, 2008
Could an Artificial Pancreas 'Cure' Diabetes?
"I think we are on the brink of a first-generation artificial pancreas," predicts Dr. Roman Hovorka of Britain's University of Cambridge, who is testing some of the experimental devices.  Read the article...

July 29, 2008
Artificial Pancreas Just Years Away, Experts Agree
Researchers working on an artificial pancreas believe they are just a few years away from a nearly carefree way for people with diabetes to monitor blood and inject insulin as needed.  JDRF's Aaron Kowalski is cited in this article.  Read the article from Reuters...

July 25, 2008
Towards an Artificial Pancreas:
An FDA-NIH-JDRF Workshop

JDRF co-hosted a public artificial pancreas workshop on July 21-22, 2008, on the National Institutes of Health campus in Bethesda, Maryland. Click here to find out more... 

June 26, 2008
Aetna joins Wellpoint in covering CGM
On June 20th, Aetna issued a formal policy providing coverage for continuous glucose monitors in certain circumstances, making it the second national plan to do so, following Wellpoint in April.  For more see the Aetna and the Wellpoint/Anthem policies.  

June 16, 2008
The Revolution Ahead
Work on artificial pancreas nears historic end
The Houston Chronicle
Researchers are edging closer to a high-tech system that would automatically regulate diabetics' blood sugar and rid them of their daily burden of pricking their fingers and injecting insulin. Click here to read the article...

May 1, 2008
JDRF Weighs in on DiabetesMineTM Design Challenge
JDRF research director Aaron Kowalski and head of new technology Cynthia Rice speak with Amy Tenderich about the exciting potential of her annual medical device design contest.  Read the blog...

April 30, 2008
2nd Annual DiabetesMineTM Design Challenge
 
A competition designed to foster innovation in diabetes design and encourage creative new tools that will improve life with diabetes.

Two of the most enticing design concepts will win a package of prizes to help further their creative efforts: $1,000 in cash, some pro-bono professional advice from world-renowned design experts, and free access to the next Health 2.0 conference for one adult winner.  Read the full blog entry...




  

WE Need YOUR HELP!

JDRF is working with health plans to provide coverage for CGMs, but we need your help!  Plans need to hear directly from their beneficiaries about this revolutionary technology.  The first step is to tell us your health insurance provider.




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