Citation: New type of insulin that switches on and off could help diabetics avoid sudden drops in blood sugar levels (2024, October 16) retrieved 11 November 2024 from https://medicalxpress.com ...
Nocturnal hypoglycemia is a fairly common problem faced by people but even if you are not diabetic, you may experience a sudden crash in blood glucose levels at night. Know why it happens.
A modified insulin that can prevent sudden drops in blood sugar has been demonstrated in laboratory experiments and animal models, reports a paper in Nature. This could provide a more flexible way ...
In animals, this ‘smart’ insulin 1 reduced high blood-sugar concentrations effectively ... who always need to inject insulin — can have drops in blood-glucose concentrations several times ...