Great news if it is not hype! Fairly cheap and easy to implant!
"Betalin’s Engineered Micro Pancreas (EMP) ... The EMP does not jump-start a malfunctioning pancreas; it actually replaces it. The artificial pancreas “senses the body’s glucose level and the beta cells secrete the optimal amount of insulin,”
The EMP is implanted under the skin – usually in the leg – using only local anesthesia and quickly attaches to the vascular system. The process should take less than an hour.
Betalin is expecting a price of $50,000 per implant, ..."
Israeli artificial pancreas may one day cure diabetes - ISRAEL21c: The Engineered Micro Pancreas from Betalin Therapeutics is heading closer to clinical trials in humans.
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