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Bionic pancreas shows promise in advanced human trials
Posted in Hardware on 17th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller
Ordinarily, diabetics must monitor glucose levels themselves several times a day via fingerstick blood tests.
Cases of diabetes increase to more than 3.2m
Posted in Medicine on 10th Feb, 2014
by Alex Muller
This means 6% of UK adults are registered as diabetic. An estimated 850,000 more have diabetes without knowing it.
Insulin pill may soon be a reality
Posted in Medicine on 28th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller
Daily jabs of insulin are a painful reality for many with diabetes. That may change if researchers who have successfully tested oral insulin in rats are able to replicate those results in humans.
Ultrasound-released nanoparticles may help diabetics avoid the needle
Posted in Medicine on 25th Nov, 2013
by Alex Muller
A new nanotechnology based technique for regulating blood sugar in diabetics could give patients the ability to release insulin painlessly using a small ultrasound device.