'smart' insulin that responds to changing blood sugar levels in real time

Re:'smart' insulin that responds to changing blood sugar lev... by paulcole on Sunday August 11, 2024 @04:46PM (#41219212)

> People with type 1 diabetes may in future only need to give themselves insulin once a week, say experts

Whenever an article about T1D includes mention of an uncertain and unspecified future date, it’s relatively safe to replace it with “never.”

As someone with T1D, I won’t be holding my breath waiting for this. Personally I’m quite satisfied with multiple daily injections.

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Re:'smart' insulin that responds to changing blood sugar lev... by stranded22 on Sunday August 11, 2024 @04:56PM (#41219262)

Yes - my wife said when she was diagnosed, she was told to keep the faith as there would probably be a cure in 5 years.

That was 34 years ago.

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Re:'smart' insulin that responds to changing blood sugar lev... by thrownv7032g on Sunday August 11, 2024 @05:28PM (#41219443)

Which is a wonderful improvement since the 60s when kids were told they'd die horribly by 40!

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Re:'smart' insulin that responds to changing blood sugar lev... by stranded22 on Monday August 12, 2024 @10:36AM (#41224872)

Yes - she was very upset when she was told she'd get a certificate if she lives for another 50 years (not the best thing to say to an 11 year old).

She REALLY didn't think she'd live to 40.

The technology has greatly improved - her closed loop pump has been life changing. Not a cure though and things still go wrong.

So - when things are tough, they are very tough but thankfully there are fewer of those days now.

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