Modified iPhone shows promise against type 1 diabetes

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Modified iPhone shows promise against type 1 diabetes

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/modified-iphone-shows-promise-against-type-1-diabetes-181056462.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Bwbe6fsaDsoGJ4yCJg1kbw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/1e8cc10543e912d82c78303df73fd04a63a8c37f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An iPhone 4s on October 14, 2011 in New York City" align="left" title="An iPhone 4s on October 14, 2011 in New York City" border="0" /></a>A device that uses a modified iPhone to help regulate the blood sugar of people with type 1 diabetes appears to work better than an insulin pump, researchers say. The so-called &quot;bionic pancreas&quot; is the latest in the search to improve the lives of people who have type 1 diabetes, which means their bodies do not produce insulin, a hormone that regulates blood sugar. Three million people in the United States have type 1 diabetes, which is far less common than type 2 diabetes. It is commonly known as juvenile diabetes because it tends to appear in children and young adults.</p><br clear="all"/>

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