[HN Gopher] 'smart' insulin that responds to changing blood suga...
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       'smart' insulin that responds to changing blood sugar levels in
       real time
        
       Author : sorokod
       Score  : 17 points
       Date   : 2024-08-11 17:36 UTC (5 hours ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (www.theguardian.com)
        
       | paulcole wrote:
       | > 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.
        
         | stranded22 wrote:
         | 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.
        
           | thrownv7032g wrote:
           | Which is a wonderful improvement since the 60s when kids were
           | told they'd die horribly by 40!
        
       | bluesounddirect wrote:
       | 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.
        
       | andrewjl wrote:
       | How does this compare to something like donislecel[1][2]?
       | 
       | [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donislecel
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       | [2]: https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/lantidra
        
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