Dr. Enas Shaltout, Professor of Internal Medicine, Diabetes and Endocrinology at Cairo Medicine, revealed that there is a revolution in the field of insulin production. For diabetics Research is currently being done to produce insulin that can be taken orally or placed under the tongue.
She said that oral insulin is a dream for type 1 diabetics, as well as the families of these patients, and it is also a dream for type 2 diabetics who take insulin several times a day.
She confirmed that there are many attempts to take insulin orally, but they are still within a research framework that has not yet been approved. There are types that have been tested on experimental animals, and studies on humans will begin within a year.
She pointed out that there is a beginning in the production of oral insulin made with nanotechnology at the University of Sydney in the United States, saying, “All this research opens up new hopes for the horizon, especially for patients with type 1. diabetes that is treated with insulin injections 4 times a day on average. “
She said that there is another type of insulin called smart insulin, which reduces the suffering of diabetics, because it changes the way it works based on Blood sugar levelThis type of insulin works when the blood sugar rises above its normal level, and the smart insulin stops working if the blood sugar level falls This type of insulin is awaiting extensive trials to obtain approval from the US Food and Drug Administration.
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2024-11-09 11:15:00
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