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Question on Dealing with Diabetes: The Road to Developing an Artificial Pancreas

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I’m just wondering if I could use purified water such as bottled water instead of distilled. Would it have any detrimental effects if I did so?
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Hi - "purified" bottled drinking water can still have minerals and other contaminants that make the water electrically conductive. Distilled water is extremely pure and has very low electrical conductivity, so you need distilled water for this project to work. You should be able to purchase a jug of it at a grocery store.
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