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Look to JDRF as your best source for the latest advances in the development of the artificial pancreas and diabetes research.

February 11, 2010
Roche Diabetes Care partners with UC Santa Barbara and Sansum Diabetes Research Institute to support JDRF's Artificial Pancreas Project
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February 5, 2010
Early Artificial Pancreas Trials Show Benefits for Kids, Teenagers with Diabetes While Sleeping Overnight
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January 19, 2010
JDRF and BD Collaborate to Improve Insulin Pump Delivery
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January 13, 2010
JDRF Forms Partnership with Animas to Develop First-Generation Automated System for Managing Type 1 Diabetes
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July 10, 2009
ABC World News Tonight Features Artificial Pancreas
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July 9, 2009
JDRF Funded Artificial Pancreas Researcher Named "Medical Pioneer" by U.S News & World Report
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January 8, 2009
JDRF's CGM Research Named One of Top 10 Medical Breakthroughs of 2008
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JDRF-Funded Clinical Trial Demonstrates Continuous Glucose Monitoring Improves Blood Sugar Control
JDRF study results published in the New England Journal of Medicine
September 2008

Managing Diabetes
U.S. News and World Report
November 30, 2007

Interview with Dr. Aaron Kowalski
FOX 5 News
October 19, 2007

The Race of Her Life
Newsweek
August 8, 2007

Diabetic and Determined
New York Times
July 27, 2007

Today Show features JDRF family's experience with artificial pancreas technology
November 6, 2006

Remote Control for Health Care
The New York Times
September 9, 2006

The Beep of the Sensor, the Thrill of Control
The New York Times
August 29, 2006

Diabetics Get High-Tech Help to Track Sugar
New Devices Can Monitor Glucose Continuously, Help Patients Adjust
USA Today
May 22, 2006

New Devices May Free Diabetics From Constant Monitoring
Washington Post
April 24, 2006


Additional News Coverage:

An Artificial Pancreas
August 11, 2008

Artificial Pancreas Developed, Twice as Cool as Your Boring Real One
August 11, 2008

Could an Artificial Pancreas 'Cure' Diabetes?
August 1, 2008

Artificial Pancreas Just Years Away, Experts Agree
Reuters
July 29, 2008

Towards an Artificial Pancreas:
An FDA-NIH-JDRF Workshop

July 25, 2008

Aetna joins Wellpoint in covering CGM
For more see the Aetna and the Wellpoint/Anthem policies.
June 26, 2008

The Revolution Ahead
The Houston Chronicle
June 16, 2008

JDRF Weighs in on DiabetesMineTM Design Challenge
DiabetesMine Blog
May 1, 2008

2nd Annual DiabetesMineTM Design Challenge
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April 30, 2008

Medtronic Diabetes Device Approved for Children
Reuters
March 12, 2007


4 New High-Tech Tools to Help Control Diabetes
WebMD
March 5, 2007

Healthcare providers granting case-by-case coverage for CGM users
JDRF
January 26, 2007

Continuous Glucose Sensor Human Clinical Trial now enrolling patients
Clinical Trials.gov
January 22, 2007

Healthcare Advocates Look to Keep Costs of Diabetes from Soaring
The Kansas City Star
January 7, 2007

Advances in Technology Aid Diabetics
The Fresno Bee
January 7, 2007

Living with Diabetes: A Commentary
The Conservative Voice
December 22, 2006

'Closing loop' for 'holy grail' of diabetes is more than devices
Diagnostics & Imaging Week
December 7, 2006

Complication Prevention: Continuous Glucose Monitors and the New Era of Diabetes Management
Diabetes Explorer
November/December 2006

Day in, Day out - New treatment chip away at burden of managing diabetes
Custom Publications
November 15, 2006

Avoiding the ups and downs of diabetes
Omaha World-Herald
November 12, 2006

Pump that could spare diabetics their daily jabs
Daily Mail
November 7, 2006

Young to test artificial pancreas
BBC News
November 6, 2006

Artificial pancreas 'could aid' diabetics
In The News
November 6, 2006

The computer that could transform diabetics' lives
Times Online
November 6, 2006

Pancreas device may save lives
Cambridge Evening News
November 6, 2006

Artificial Pancreas Would Help Diabetics
The Grand Rapids Press
October 10, 2006

New Drugs Offer Hope To Diabetes Patients
Drug Topics
October 9, 2006

A New Approach to Treating Juvenile Diabetes
13WHAM.com
October 6, 2006

Juvenile Diabetes: Artificial Pancreas Project
Las Vegas Now
October 5, 2006

Diabetes Teen Talk Interview with JDRF's Aaron Kowalski
Diabetes Teen Talk
October 2006

Senators Urged to Expand Funds for Diabetes Research
Bangor Daily News
September 28, 2006

Researchers Eye Artificial Pancreas Device Considered Promising but a Decade Away
WebMD Medical News
September 27, 2006

The JDRF Artificial Pancreas Project
Diabetes Health Magazine
September 2006

Artificial Pancreas Research Breakthrough
Indystar.com
September 18, 2006

JDRF Announces New Research Grants to Accelerate the Availability of an Artificial Pancreas
$6 Million in Grants to Investigate Benefits of Technology Controlling Blood Glucose Levels
September 12, 2006

Panel: Glucose monitor requires study

Medicare weighs wider coverage
Pioneer Press
September 5, 2006

Continuous Glucose Monitors and the New Era of Diabetes Management
Endocrine News
September 2006

Young Canadian is Reaping the Benefits of New Technology
Diabetes Health magazine
August 21, 2006

JDRF's Aaron Kowalski to Present at Medicare Committee Meeting
August 18, 2006

Letter to HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt
August 9, 2006

Medtronic Receives FDA Approval for Guardian Real-Time Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
Medtronic.com
July 17, 2006

'Holy Grail' of Diabetes
A new glucose monitor is a big step in the quest for an artificial pancreas, but winning reimbursement is a challenge
Pioneer Press
July 9, 2006

Patients Seek to Influence CMS, FDA Research Agendas
FDA Week
July 7, 2006

Tiny Monitor Helps Control Blood Sugar Levels
Indianapolis Star
July 4, 2006

Lawmakers Urge CMS to Cover New Technologies in Diabetes Care
CMS
June 1, 2006

JDRF Launches Artificial Pancreas Initiative
Diabetic Microvascular Complications Today
May/June 2006

Overnight Blood Sugar Control is Within Reach, Study Indicates
"The Gray Sheet": Medical Devices, Diagnostics, & Instrumentation
May 22, 2006

Insulin Pump, Glucose System is a Significant Step Towards Artificial Pancreas Technology
Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week
May 16, 2006

Researchers Close to Artificial Pancreas
The Greenville News
May 16, 2006

Perfecting a "Pancreas"
Scientists Fine-Tune a Device to be Used by Diabetics, Monitoring Blood Glucose, Sending Needed Insulin Amount
Newsday
May 15, 2006

JDRF Gives a Tremendous Boost to the Artificial Pancreas Project
Diabetes Health
May 2006

New Insulin Pump Integrates Real-Time Continuous Glucose Monitoring
System Allows Patients to View Glucose Trends Throughout the Day and Night
Endocrine Today
May 2006

Combo Insulin Monitor/Pumps Offer New Life for Diabetics
Medical Device Daily
May 2006

High Tech Devices Offer Diabetics New Freedom
VOAnews.com
April 28, 2006

Insulin Pump And Continuous Glucose System A Significant Step Towards Artificial Pancreas Technology
Medical News Today
April 15, 2006

Is New Device Step Toward Faux Pancreas?
Health Business
March 27, 2006

JDRF Launches Campaign for Artificial Pancreas
Diabetes Close Up, No. 56
February 2006

Artificial Pancreas: Closer to an Optimal Treatment for Diabetes?
Artificial Pancreas is a Mechanical System that Integrates One or More Real-time Glucose Sensors, a Computer Controller, and Insulin Delivery System
Endocrine Today
January 2006

An Artificial Pancreas: How Close Are We to Closing the Loop?
Countdown Magazine
Winter 2006


Press Releases:

Approval of Integrated Insulin Pump & CGS a Significant Step Towards Artificial Pancreas Technology
April 13, 2006

FDA Approval of Continuous Glucose Sensor Accelerates Development of Artificial Pancreas
March 27, 2006

FDA Selects the Development of an Artificial Pancreas as a Critical Path Opportunity
March 16, 2006

New Continuous Glucose Monitor Approved by FDA
August 25, 2005