A Wearable, Dual Closed‐loop Insulin Delivery System for Precision Diabetes Management

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Authors: Xuecheng He, Wei Huang, Wensheng Lin, Binbin Cui, Xinyu Tian, Jing Bai, D. Liu, Ivo Pang, Hao Huang, Shixian Lin, Jixiang Zhu, Jinqiang Wang
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Abstract

Effective blood glucose management is an increasing demand worldwide. Traditional solutions separate glucose detection and insulin delivery, which is less efficient compared to emerging closed-loop wearable systems controlled by continuous glucose monitors (CGMs). However, CGM-controlled systems raise new safety risks, as false CGMs readings can cause insulin overdose, which results in hypoglycemia and fatal consequences. This work proposes a concept of a dual closed-loop insulin delivery system (DuoLoop) to mitigate the risk issue of CGM-controlled systems. The first closed-loop is automated insulin delivery controlled by CGM. The second closed-loop is the controlled release of glucose-responsive insulin (GRI), whose release rate depends on actual glucose levels. A customized algorithm is trained and embedded into the wearable CGMs for edge computing. The DuoLoop system shows improved safety in preliminary in vivo test (longer normoglycemia durations, 98.82% vs 92.10%), encouraging its deployment toward precision diabetes care.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Diabetes Management and Research Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients Intravenous Infusion Technology and Safety

Publication details

Journal / source
Advanced Materials
Publisher
Wiley
Volume
38
Issue
8
Pages
e14945–e14945
Publication date
12 January 2026
Language
EN