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Closed-loop insulin delivery in end-of-life care: a case report.

Charlotte K BoughtonL BallyS HartnellM WilinskaA P CollM EvansC StettlerRoman Hovorka
Published in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2019)
Closed-loop systems can accommodate personalized glucose targets and highly variable insulin requirements. Factory-calibrated continuous glucose sensors and insulin pump therapy are less intrusive than finger-stick glucose measurements and insulin injections, respectively. Closed-loop systems may provide a safer and less burdensome approach to glucose management towards the end of life.
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