Sugar Fix
A diabetic child spurs a race for a bionic pancreas
Ed Damiano and his family talk about living with type 1 diabetes and his effort to build a bionic pancreas.
Read full story on BostoniaFor nearly 13 years, Ed Damiano would wake at night every two or three hours, steal into his son David’s bedroom, and check the boy’s blood sugar. Dead-in-bed syndrome is a bogeyman that haunts every parent of a child with diabetes. Ten years ago, Damiano, a biomedical engineer, set out to build a bionic pancreas, hoping to have an approved device by the time his son left for college. He still thinks he can meet his deadline.
