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Blood Sugar Rising

Revolutionizing Diabetes Care

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This clip, from the PBS special Blood Sugar Rising, outlines the amazing breakthroughs in diabetes-related technology in the last 5 decades. From the glucose meter in the early 1980s, to Ed Damiano’s bionic pancreas, these are medical advances that are crucial to managing the disease and saving countless lives.

Aired: 02/25/20 | Rating: NR

A Production of Structure Films for WGBH. With funding from: Draper, The Russell Berrie Foundation, Sami Inkinen, through the Inkinen Family Donor-Advised Fund, The Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS.

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