Hailed by scientists as "smart" insulin, it reacts instantly to fluctuations in blood sugar levels.
Exclusive: According to scientists, people with type 1 diabetes may eventually only need to inject themselves once a week. Researchers have created the "holy grail" insulin, which can react instantly to fluctuations in blood sugar levels and might completely change the way millions of type 1 diabetics are treated globally. Currently, in order to survive, patients must inject themselves synthetic insulin up to ten times each day. Blood sugar levels that are constantly rising or falling can lead to both immediate and long-term physical health problems. The effort to maintain stable levels can also have an impact on an individual's mental well-being. Experts claim that scientists have discovered a treatment that, when taken as prescribed, is as close to curing type 1 diabetes as any medication therapy could: intelligent insulin, which remains dormant in the body until called upon. Novel insulins that react quickly in real time to changes in blood sugar levels have bee