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

Re:'smart' insulin that responds to changing blood sugar lev... by bluesounddirect on Sunday August 11, 2024 @06:15PM (#41219671)

So my wife is a t1d for the last 36 years. The work we both believe in is a biological cure. I.e. identify the pathogen that triggers t1d developing a vaccine . As well as finding a cure for the people who are already sick. There is almost no incentive for any pharmaceutical company to pursue this , T1D drugs make them gobs of cash.

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Re:'smart' insulin that responds to changing blood sugar lev... by pkaye on Monday August 12, 2024 @02:05AM (#41221496)

Isn't the claim most of the medical research is funded by governments so they should have control of what should be prioritized?

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Re:'smart' insulin that responds to changing blood sugar lev... by rcxdude on Monday August 12, 2024 @03:10AM (#41221901)

Is there much plausibility of such a cure? The problem is autoimmune AFAIK (maybe triggered by an infection), and once it happens the relevant cells are dead and it'd take both regrowing them and immunotherapy.

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