"Smart" insulin

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JamesW DAFNE Graduate
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
24 posts

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31291722

Hopefully the link will be viewable to all.

By way of a precis....

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Scientists are hopeful that "smart" insulins which are undergoing trials could revolutionise the way diabetes is managed.

Instead of repeated blood tests and injections throughout the day to keep blood sugar in check, a single dose of smart insulin would keep circulating in the body and turn on when needed.
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Phil Maskell DAFNE Graduate
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
194 posts

Sounds great, but we've been promised so much since the Tomorrows World days in the 80s that have come to nothing, even if it works it will be decades before we see anything!

Still hoping though Very Happy