Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide
Artificial Pancreas
DEFINITION
- An "artificial pancreas" generally refers to automated, closed-looped insulin-delivery systems for patients with diabetes. They generally are comprised of a continuous glucose monitor, continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (insulin pump), and a processor with loaded algorithms to determine the dosage of insulin to deliver. Some systems are "bihormonal," containing both insulin and glucagon.
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Last updated: September 9, 2023
Citation
Quartuccio, Michael , and Thomas Donner. "Artificial Pancreas." Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2023. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547199/1/Artificial_Pancreas.
Quartuccio M, Donner T. Artificial Pancreas. Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547199/1/Artificial_Pancreas. Accessed October 31, 2025.
Quartuccio, M., & Donner, T. (2023). Artificial Pancreas. In Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547199/1/Artificial_Pancreas
Quartuccio M, Donner T. Artificial Pancreas [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. [cited 2025 October 31]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547199/1/Artificial_Pancreas.
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