Scientists Creating New Devices to Battle Diabetes
<p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="general">general</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="less">less</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="contributing">contributing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="diabetes">diabetes</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="affects">affects</span> 422 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="diabetes">diabetes</span> <span word="patients">patients</span>. <span word="First">First</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="diagnosis">diagnosis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="misdiagnosis">misdiagnosis</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="consequently">consequently</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>.</p><p>“<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="label">label</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="type">type</span> 2 <span word="diabetes">diabetes</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="type">type</span> 1, <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="insulin">insulin</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Oram">Oram</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="K">K</span>. <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Research">Research</span>. "<span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="type">type</span> 1 <span word="diabetes">diabetes</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mislabeled">mislabeled</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="type">type</span> 2 <span word="diabetes">diabetes</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="insulin">insulin</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="need">need</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="life">life</span>-<span word="threatening">threatening</span> <span word="complications">complications</span>.”</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span>, <span word="less">less</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="test">test</span>, <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Exeter">Exeter</span> <span word="Medical">Medical</span> <span word="School">School</span>, <span word="measures">measures</span> 30 <span word="genetic">genetic</span> <span word="variants">variants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patient">patient</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="DNA">DNA</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="calculates">calculates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="type">type</span> 1 <span word="or">or</span> <span word="type">type</span> 2. <span word="Individual">Individual</span> <span word="diagnoses">diagnoses</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="antibodies">antibodies</span>.</p><p><span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="simpler">simpler</span> <span word="DNA">DNA</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smartphone">smartphone</span> <span word="app">app</span>.</p><p><span word="No">No</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="injections">injections</span>?</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meantime">meantime</span>, <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nanotechnology">nanotechnology</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="adhesive">adhesive</span> <span word="strip">strip</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="injections">injections</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="diabetes">diabetes</span> <span word="patients">patients</span>.</p>
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