For patients living with diabetes, complications can persist even when the disease is well - controlled
with synthetic insulin and monitoring.
«The ideal situation would be a completely reliable, portable, fast - working glucose monitor that is attached to an insulin pump — an implanted device that can be programmed to
release synthetic insulin in unison with demand.»
Most diabetics today are saved by frequent shots
of synthetic insulin, but the balance between blood sugar and injected insulin is a crude calculation.