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Teenagers jump for a pump

Researchers from the Children's Diabetes Centre are currently conducting a group trial of the new and improved closed-loop insulin pump system.

Researchers from the Children's Diabetes Centre conducted a group trial of the new and improved closed-loop insulin pump system — a device that acts like an artificial pancreas – in a camp setting.

A dozen teenagers took part in the trial out at Woodman Point Discovery Park – the first time in the world that this new system has been tested in a real-life scenario.

Read more about it in The West Australian here.

Picture credit: Trevor Collens, The West Australian