Well, I read the news article in question, and have a few additional
comments to make.

While this development -- should they eventually be successful -- sounds
promising, I must admit that depending 24/7 on a machine/computer to
regulate a person's blood glucose level, makes me feel a bit uncomfortable.

Computers -- no matter the size, and no matter how advanced they may be --
are not perfect. They do have glitches and can malfunction. What if this
device -- if it is eventually developed -- makes a miscalculation, and
injects too much, or too little, insulin into a person's bloodstream?

Diabetics often make the same mistake with their injections, because as this
article states, determining exactly how much insulin to take throughout the
day is indeed rather tricky business; but at least they are in control of
the situation. I just don't know about trusting a machine -- no matter how
complicated and advanced it may be -- to do this for them.

Of course, I am not a diabetic, and I don't have to be bothered with
performing multiple blood tests each day, or taking several injections each
day. In fact, I absolutely hate needles! On the other hand, my daughter is a
real trooper, and has been injecting herself since the age of eleven,
because I just didn't have the heart to do it myself.



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