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Automated Insulin Dosing for Type 1 Diabetes

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The development of automated insulin delivery (also known as a closed-loop artificial pancreas) systems has been an active research area since the 1960s, with an intense focus since 2005. In the United States in 2019, there is currently one commercial device available, with others under development. There is also a strong do-it-yourself community of individuals developing and using closed-loop technology. In this chapter we provide an overview of the challenges in developing automated insulin delivery systems and the algorithms that are commonly used to regulate blood glucose.

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Bequette, B.W. (2020). Automated Insulin Dosing for Type 1 Diabetes. In: Baillieul, J., Samad, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Systems and Control. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5102-9_100131-1

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