'Smart' Insulin Automatically Adjusts Blood Sugar Levels (IMAGE)

University of Utah Health

'Smart' Insulin Automatically Adjusts Blood Sugar Levels

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At time 0 mice with a diabetes-like condition were given a long-acting insulin that is currently prescribed to diabetics (blue), or Ins-PBA-F "smart" insulin (red) and compared to healthy mice that were not injected with insulin (black). At 3 hours, the mice were given a dose of sugar. Blood sugar returns to normal as quickly in diabetic mice treated with Ins-PBA-F "smart" insulin as in healthy mice.

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Danny Chou

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