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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Everyday life for the more than 46 million people around the world who suffer from type 1 diabetes could become much easier and safer.
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and biotech firm Gubra have developed a new insulin molecule that, in the future, will ensure that diabetics receive just the right amount of insulin.
The insulin on the market today is unable to identify whether a patient with type 1 diabetes needs a small or large effect from the insulin, which lowers blood sugar.
"That is why we have developed the first step towards a kind of insulin that can self-adjust according to a patient's blood sugar level. This has tremendous potential to vastly improve the lives of people with type 1 diabetes," explains Professor Knud J. Jensen, of the University of Copenhagen's Department of Chemistry, one of the researchers behind a new study on this new insulin.
Not really new, they've been talking about 'smart insulin' for at least the past 10 years 🙄 And it sounds like it's still 10 years away! 🙄
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and biotech firm Gubra have developed a new insulin molecule that, in the future, will ensure that diabetics receive just the right amount of insulin.
The insulin on the market today is unable to identify whether a patient with type 1 diabetes needs a small or large effect from the insulin, which lowers blood sugar.
"That is why we have developed the first step towards a kind of insulin that can self-adjust according to a patient's blood sugar level. This has tremendous potential to vastly improve the lives of people with type 1 diabetes," explains Professor Knud J. Jensen, of the University of Copenhagen's Department of Chemistry, one of the researchers behind a new study on this new insulin.
Better diabetes treatment: New insulin molecule can self-regulate blood sugar
Researchers have developed a new insulin molecule that will make blood sugar regulation both easier and safer for those with type 1 diabetes.
www.sciencedaily.com
Not really new, they've been talking about 'smart insulin' for at least the past 10 years 🙄 And it sounds like it's still 10 years away! 🙄
