Painless Insulin Injections from a Patch for People with Type I Diabetes may be on the Horizon

[CRPetersen]

Researchers have developed a synthetic patch, covered in natural beta cells and can be attached to the patient’s skin. This patch has the potential to secrete insulin as needed in order to control blood sugar levels. Neither monitoring nor injections are required. http://www.healthnutritionexercise....th-type-i-diabetes-may-be-on-the-horizon.html

 

[Lynz84]

Oh wudnt that be fabulous!

 

[CRPetersen]

Oh wudnt that be fabulous!

For everyone that needs it, but especially for a little 5 year old I know and other kids like him.

 

[janiebcarder]

For everyone that needs it, but especially for a little 5 year old I know and other kids like him.

yes especially for the little ones

 

[tim2000s]

Excuse me a moment while I rant on this topic. If you'll bear with me, I personally don't care particularly about the little ones. I've been sticking needles in myself for 27 years, some of us have for more than 50 years. Respite from that would be magnificent, so while you might feel it would be great for "the little ones" those of us who have unreliable insulin absorption as a result of years of needles are probably much more in need of it.

 

[CRPetersen]

Excuse me a moment while I rant on this topic. If you'll bear with me, I personally don't care particularly about the little ones. I've been sticking needles in myself for 27 years, some of us have for more than 50 years. Respite from that would be magnificent, so while you might feel it would be great for "the little ones" those of us who have unreliable insulin absorption as a result of years of needles are probably much more in need of it.

It's good for anyone who has to go through that.

 

[richyb]

Excuse me a moment while I rant on this topic. If you'll bear with me, I personally don't care particularly about the little ones. I've been sticking needles in myself for 27 years, some of us have for more than 50 years. Respite from that would be magnificent, so while you might feel it would be great for "the little ones" those of us who have unreliable insulin absorption as a result of years of needles are probably much more in need of it.

I agree to that young people get offered a pump without even asking. 50yrs type1

 

[Pilgrim22]

I know I was only diagnosed LADA at 50, so only been stabbing myself for 6 years, but a patch would be great. I already have a morphine patch I wear everyday, so know how easy they are at medicating.slap it on, and forget.

 

[Mike d]

It's not one "group" of T1s anymore than it is the other. If you "trap" T1 children with this advance, by default, you'd have to assume you'd "catch" the rest with such an advance.

Understand the frustrations (well maybe I don't, as I'm T2 and not on insulin) of injecting, but imagine if I said "I personally don't care about T1s because the percentage of worldwide numbers afflicted by diabetes who happen to be T1s is massively diminished in comparison with T2s, so develop something for us .... the rest of you can battle on"

 

[SkylineFrontier]

No more monitoring-oh wouldn't life be so sweet!

 

[philchap1]

Good news for ALL us type one's, let's hope it's successful and the company that supplies it doesn't charge the nhs the sun moon and stars for it.

 

[Jaylee]

Actually! For anyone insulin dependant.. Something a little less sketchy on the "reporting" is here..? http://www.diabetes.co.uk/insulin/insulin-patch.html

By the way... Don't knock BS monitoring out of the equation just yet...? The "plan" is focused to "replace" injections.. We would still need to know what's happening on the day to day..