Self-assembling intestinal film blocks glucose uptake to treat diabetes

Maintaining healthy levels of glucose in the blood is a critical but often painstaking task for diabetics, involving regular insulin injections and fingerprick blood tests to ensure everything is kept in check. A new synthetic film developed at MIT could become a powerful tool in helping manage the disease, with the ability to self-assemble in the intestine to block the absorption of glucose and safely dissolve thereafter. And its potential mightn’t end there.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Diabetes, MIT