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Main Approaches to Creating Portable Automated Insulin Treatment Devices

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We present here a review of the main approaches to creating portable devices for automated insulin therapy (AIT) for patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Existing devices and elements of AIT devices are classified and the main challenges associated with their use are discussed.

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Correspondence to N. A. Bazaev.

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Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, Vol. 50, No. 6, Nov.-Dec., 2016, pp. 31-33.

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Bazaev, N.A., Zhigaylo, A.N., Litinskaya, E.L. et al. Main Approaches to Creating Portable Automated Insulin Treatment Devices. Biomed Eng 50, 402–405 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10527-017-9665-z

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