The GP who built his own ‘pancreas’ says new research vindicates his leap of faith 

Dr Kenny Clark, who has type 1 diabetes, discovered the art of ‘looping’ six years ago.
Sarah Simpkins
Dr Kenny Clark.

A GP who taught dozens of his own patients with type 1 diabetes to build unapproved medical devices to manage their condition says a new randomised control trial has vindicated his work.

Six years ago Dr Kenny Clark, who has type 1 diabetes himself, discovered ‘looping’ — following instructions on social media to connect commercially available insulin pumps to continuous glucose monitoring systems in a feedback loop.