By: Chelsea Gohd/Futurism TYPE 1 DIABETES By the year 2050, it’s anticipated that in the U.S. alone, 5 million people will be diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). This autoimmune disease, which affects children and adults, is currently unable to be prevented or cured. In order to manage T1D, people with the condition must constantly monitor their blood glucose levels and manage…
Biosensing Tattoo Changes Color When Your Blood Sugar Levels Change
By: Robin Andrews/IFL Science Having type 1 or 2 diabetes requires a person to always know what their blood sugar levels are. This normally takes time and can be quite invasive – normally people prick their finger with a special device and place a small drop of blood on a testing strip. Others have a device…
A Patient With Diabetes No Longer Needs Insulin After Receiving A Bioengineered “Pancreas”
By: Kristin Houser/Futurism A year after receiving a new type of islet cell transplant to treat her severe diabetes, a patient continues to do well and no longer needs insulin injections to manage her disease. A HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Even the most exciting breakthrough medical treatment can be rendered obsolete by a particularly insurmountable obstacle: time. If…