The first patient in the world was implanted artificial pancreas

A 4-year-old boy in Australia has become the first patient which wasimplanted artificial pancreas to treat the type 1 diabetes.

A boy named Xavier before transplanting the pancreas

Xavier Hames He became the first patient after the clinical trials used the new device like an mp3 player and is attached to the body with the pipe under the skin.

Insulin pump system is the measure to replace observing carefully and inject daily insulin to control type 1 of diabetes. This disease occurs when the pancreas does not produce insulin, a hormone regulating a line blood.

"Technology simulating the biological function of the pancreas can forecast the drop in blood sugar and stop pumping insulin," the notice of the Health Department of Western Australia said.

"This technology helps us avoid the negative consequences of hypoglycemia such as coma, convulsions and even death." Don’t know procedure has been carried out on time.

Diabetes Research Foundation of teenager (JDRF), a non-profit organization sponsoring the research said the technology will continuously monitor blood glucose and stop to pump insulin almost30 minutes before hypos can occur. This coupled with pump will automatically bring insulin return when having blood sugar recovery is a real medical foray.

The hypo mainly occurs at night when the patient cannot respond or recognize danger.

Hames’s mother said the device has improved the lives of his son, who had been ill since the age of 22 months. "Implanting this device help us careful that Xavier is safe all the time.

"The device is not waterproof so my son can participate in sports and underwater activities with friends and family."

Equipment was developed after 5 years of clinical trials at Children's Hospital and Princess Margaret and some other hospitals in Australia. Equipment costs around 10.000 Australian dollars (170 million dongs in Vietnam).