Scientists Make Progress Toward Better Diabetes Treatment, Cure
<p><span word="Excess">Excess</span> <span word="sugar">sugar</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="glucose">glucose</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="good">good</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="regulates">regulates</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="insulin">insulin</span>, <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organ">organ</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pancreas">pancreas</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="fails">fails</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="either">either</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="genetics">genetics</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unhealthy">unhealthy</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span>, <span word="diabetics">diabetics</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adopt">adopt</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grueling">grueling</span> <span word="routine">routine</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="sugar">sugar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="injecting">injecting</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="lives">lives</span>.</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="insulin">insulin</span> <span word="monitors">monitors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="devices">devices</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="insulin">insulin</span> <span word="pumps">pumps</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="available">available</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="automatic">automatic</span> <span word="injector">injector</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solving">solving</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p>“<span word="In">In</span> <span word="essence">essence</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="model">model</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="computational">computational</span> <span word="model">model</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mathematical">mathematical</span> <span word="model">model</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Frank">Frank</span> <span word="Doyle">Doyle</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="sciences">sciences</span>. "<span word="So">So</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="insulin">insulin</span> <span word="affects">affects</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="glucose">glucose</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="trajectory">trajectory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="glucose">glucose</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span>.”</p><p><span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="automatic">automatic</span> <span word="insulin">insulin</span> <span word="pumps">pumps</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cure">cure</span>?</p><p><span word="Finding">Finding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cure">cure</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="diabetes">diabetes</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="better">better</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="laboratory">laboratory</span> <span word="mice">mice</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="diabetes">diabetes</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="genetic">genetic</span> <span word="disposition">disposition</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="immune">immune</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="kills">kills</span> <span word="pancreas">pancreas</span> <span word="cells">cells</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="insulin">insulin</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="gelatin">gelatin</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="substance">substance</span> <span word="engineered">engineered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="MIT">MIT</span> <span word="lab">lab</span> <span word="shields">shields</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="cells">cells</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>.</p>
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