The feedforward control system anticipates changes in blood glucose and allow non-invasive monitoring. Also it is highly customizable for each individual patient

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Summary Researchers at Iowa State University have developed a feedforward control system for Type 1 Diabetes management. Feedforward control systems, while requiring a more exhaustive model to be properly implemented, can provide better control than typical feedback systems. Moreover, the technology involves non-invasive techniques to manage insulin levels in the body, in contrast to feedback control systems which would require continuous monitoring of blood glucose concentration. The technology aims to develop a feedforward control mechanism for Type 1 Diabetes treatment that utilizes a proprietary sensor approach for predicting blood glucose concentration using noninvasive inputs. The system is trained for each individual; the patient is monitored for a period of several weeks after which automatically collected data is analyzed and parameters are input into the model.      

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