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In the near future, will there likely be a 'smart' insulin that will not cause hypoglycemia?
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Since insulin: Lowers blood sugar, there will always be the potential for hypoglycemia whenever Insulin is administered, even if by a mechanical mechanism such as a pump. It's hard to make a protein that thinks and can turn itself off and on when it has no brain, sensor, nervous system etc.
Answered 6/25/2014
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