Insulin bags kept under skin to replace injections

[Northerner]

People suffering from insulin-dependent diabetes may no longer have to take their daily injection of insulin, as doctors at the city-based Asian Institute of Gastroenterology (AIG) have devised an easier alternative. The AIG team has developed an insulin bag to be kept under the skin, which will supply the insulin dose required to the patient for about three to five years. Once the supply is exhausted, the bag, which is made from a material called theracyte, can be refilled through an injection containing the insulin-producing beta cells obtained from islets cells in the pancreas.

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"Two pints of Lager and a bag of beta cells please!"

I'm sure it's a lot more sophisticated than a 'bag'! 😱

 

[trophywench]

Ehhhh ? ? ?

As they say in Bed'uth.



More questions than answers - eg How does the 'bag' know how much and when and Where do they get the Beta cells from?