Sunday Funnies: Did Someone Say ‘Bionic Pancreas’…?

You may have seen the news lately about the bionic pancreas, along with Mike’s recent post on why he’s so excited about this developing new tech. But hey, there’s probably still some confusion out there… Not quite what we had in mind, right?…

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