Health Care Device for Diabetic Patients

Diabetes affect many people around the world. While current treatments such as insulin injections and insulin pump devices are effective at managing diabetes, it still requires a manual effort that if not acted upon fast enough will lead to fatal results. This work designs and implements an artificial pancreas to improve the quality of life for diabetics by regulating the blood glucose levels and ease the burden of therapy for the insulin dependent. It presents a portable artificial pancreas system based on continuous glucose monitor (CGM), an insulin pump, and a microprocessor for implementing a control algorithm for automatic injection of the proper insulin dosage. The system also provides an efficient tool for monitoring the patient situation by submitting a regular report to the health care center and sending an alarm in case of any critical issue. The presented system is cost-effective compared to commercially available systems.