New Smart Pill Releases Insulin in the Stomach, Could Replace Injections for People with Type 1 Diabetes
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February 11 2019Description
A team of researchers from MIT, Harvard, and Novo Nordisk have developed a new drug capsule that could orally deliver insulin to the stomach, possibly becoming an alternative for injections that people with type 1 diabetes have to administer to themselves every day. The pill contains a needle made of compressed insulin that will inject the user once it enters the stomach.Source
https://www.wearable-technologies.com/2019/02/new-smart-pill-releases-insulin-in-the-stomach-could-replace-injections-for-people-with-type-1-diabetes/
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February 17 2019Last edited
July 5 2021How to cite this entry
Sam Draper. (February 11 2019). "New Smart Pill Releases Insulin in the Stomach, Could Replace Injections for People with Type 1 Diabetes". Wearable Technologies. Wearable Technologies. Fabric of Digital Life.
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