Control of Blood Sugar in Insulin-Dependent Diabetes: Comparison of an Artificial Endocrine Pancreas, Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion, and Intensified Conventional Insulin Therapy

We compared the ability of closed-loop intravenous insulin infusion (i.e., an artificial "pancreas"), open-loop continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion, and intensified conventional insulin therapy (preprandial injections of regular insulin, with injection of long-acting zinc-suspension insulin …