http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/04/09/artificial-pancreas.aspxResearch based on the use of nanotechnology has made way for the development of highly efficient sensors for measuring blood glucose in diabetic patients. Nanotechnology uses particles the size of a nanometer (one-billionth of a meter), which are comparableenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)