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New 'Smart' Insulin Auto-Regulates Blood Sugar Levels

CosmicTaco · 2024-10-18T08:33:17.953381+05:30

- Scientists have developed a new form of 'smart' insulin that can self-regulate based on blood glucose levels. - This insulin effectively reduces high blood-sugar concentrations and prevents them from dropping too low, a condition known as hypoglycaemia. - The insulin molecule, named NNC2215, was tested in pigs and rats and found to be as effective as normal human insulin. - The molecule is the first insulin shown to target glucose, and further research is ongoing to optimize it. - Several other smart insulin drugs are being developed, aiming to individualize therapies for diabetes patients. Source: [Nature](https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03357-7)

Scientists have developed a new form of 'smart' insulin that can self-regulate based on blood glucose levels.
This insulin effectively reduces high blood-sugar concentrations and prevents them from dropping too low, a condition known as hypoglycaemia.
The insulin molecule, named NNC2215, was tested in pigs and rats and found to be as effective as normal human insulin.
The molecule is the first insulin shown to target glucose, and further research is ongoing to optimize it.
Several other smart insulin drugs are being developed, aiming to individualize therapies for diabetes patients.

Source: Nature

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