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Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20220401 16:49:00

Can i see? of course. her body can t make insulin, the hormone which regulates blood sugar levels. you can give me hand a bit of a squeeze on this side. as part of a trial she has a sensor on her arm which continuously monitors her blood glucose and sends readings to this pump, which automatically delivers the insulin she needs. it s had such a massive impact. prior to having the loop, everything was manual. we had to, we would be up all night, some nights, you know, every hour, every two hours to do finger pricks, whereas now she can be the social child she was before, and that s, thatjust makes me so happy. what is the the best thing. it is known as a hybrid closed loop system, a sort of artificial pancreas. i don t have to do finger pricks or needles any more. and it keeps her blood sugar from going too high or too low. i think it s absolutely fantastic. ....

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Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News at One 20220401 12:19:00

On her arm which continuously monitors her blood glucose and sends readings to this pump, which automatically delivers the insulin she needs. it s had such a massive impact. prior to having the loop, everything was manual. we had to, we would be up all night, some nights, you know, every hour, every two hours to do finger pricks, whereas now she can be the social child she was before, and that s, thatjust makes me so happy. what is the the best thing. it is known as a hybrid closed loop system, a sort of artificial pancreas. i don t have to do finger pricks or needles any more. and it keeps her blood sugar from going too high or too low. i think it s absolutely fantastic. i ve been practising for 25 years in children s diabetes, and it is a game changer. to be able to improve the quality of life, to be able to see that most of the blood glucose readings are within the target ....

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Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20220401 13:49:00

Some nights, you know, every hour, every two hours to do finger pricks, whereas now she can be the social child she was before, and that s, thatjust makes me so happy. what is the the best thing. it is known as a hybrid closed loop system, a sort of artificial pancreas. i don t have to do finger pricks or needles any more. and it keeps her blood sugar from going too high or too low. i think it s absolutely fantastic. i ve been practising for 25 years in children s diabetes, and it is a game changer. to be able to improve the quality of life, to be able to see that most of the blood glucose readings are within the target range is very exciting. so the sensor s on my arm and they loop back to each other. yasmin, from south london, is astounded how much her blood sugar levels have stabilised using the new technology. so it is liberating? ....

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Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20220401 09:50:00

It s had a massive impact. prior to having the loop, everything was manual. we would be up all night, some nights every hour, every two hours to do finger pricks. whereas now she can be the social child she was before and that makes me so happy. it is known as a hybrid closed loop system, a sort of artificial pancreas. i don t have to do finger pricks and needles any more. and it keeps her blood sugar from going too high or too low. i think it s absolutely fantastic. i ve been practising for 25 years in children s diabetes and it s a game changer, to be able to improve the quality of life, be able to see that most of the blood glucose readings are within the target range is very exciting. the sensors are on my arm and they loop back to each other. yasmin from south london is astounded how much her blood sugar levels have stabilised using the new technology. so it s liberating? ....

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Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20220401 19:24:00

Monitors her blood glucose and sends readings to this pump, which automatically delivers the insulin she needs. it s had such a massive impact. prior to having the loop, everything was manual. we had to, we would be up all night, some nights, you know, every hour, every two hours to do finger pricks, whereas now she can be the social child she was before, and that s, thatjust makes me so happy. what is the the best thing.? it is known as a hybrid closed loop system, a sort of artificial pancreas. i don t have to do finger pricks or needles any more. and it keeps her blood sugar from going too high or too low. i think it s absolutely fantastic. i ve been practising for 25 years in children s diabetes, and it is a game changer. to be able to improve the quality of life, to be able to see that most ....

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