A single injection—weeks of glucose control for diabetes! The new technology developed by scientists may prove to be a dramatic improvement over the current therapies.

By creating a controlled release mechanism for a drug and optimising its circulation time in the body the new biopolymer injection has the potential to replace daily or weekly insulin shots!

Once injected, the solution reacts with body heat to form a biodegradable gel like ‘depot’ that slowly releases the drug as it dissolves. In animals, the resulting therapy provided glucose control upto 3 times longer than treatments currently in the market.

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