Most diabetes patients must carefully monitor their blood sugar levels and inject insulin multiple times per day, to help keep their blood sugar from getting too high. As a possible alternative to those injections, MIT researchers are developing an implantable device that contains insulin-producing cells. The device encapsulates the cells, protecting them from immune rejection, and […]
Read MoreA few weeks ago, Amy Moran-Thomas and 20 students in her class 21A.311 (The Social Lives of Medical Objects) were gathered around a glucose meter, a jar of test strips, and various spare medical parts in the MIT Museum seminar room, talking about how to make them work better. The class had just heard a […]
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A new experimental diabetes implant is drawing attention for its potential to automate insulin management and reduce the daily burden on patients. The technology relies on bioengineered insulin-producing cells protected by a microscopic crystalline-like shield, allowing them to function safely inside the body. One of its most distinctive aspects is that it works without external […]
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