New Insulin Release System Created With Promising Results

U.S. biomedical engineers have demonstrated a smart particle insulin release system that detects glucose spikes and releases insulin to counter them. Researchers at the University of Texas School of Health Information Sciences, led by Associate Professor Ananth Annapragada, said the system is designed to mimic the functions of the pancreas, which produces the hormone insulin.

This system worked in stabilizing blood sugars in animals for up to 6 hours. How does this work in plain English… or at least easy to understand words? Well, there are liposomes that are coated with sugars to form the inhaled particles, and when sugars becomes present in the blood, the particles bind independently to the sugar then releasing the particles that release their insulin. So basically, they bind to the unwanted sugars and allow insulin to be released or triggered thus decreasing blood sugars.

That is pretty cool and will allow for the possibility of new medications. It takes all of these little discoveries and research findings to allow breakthroughs! All of them are important in attributing to ultimately a cure for diabetes. Go science, go!

via Science Daily