B3 3.8 Treating diabetes

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how is type 1 diabetes traditionally treated?
with human insulin injections produced by genetically engineered bacteria
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when does the diabetic have to inject?
before every meal
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name an alternative to insulin injections
pumps attatched to the body and the diabetic can adjust the amount of insulin injected by the pump
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name 5 methods that doctors are trying to develop to cure type 1 diabetes
pancreas transplants / transplanting pancreas cells / using embryonic stem cells to produce insulin secreting cells / using adult stem cells from diabetic patients / genetically engineering pancreas cells to make them work properly
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when does the diabetic have to inject?

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before every meal

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name an alternative to insulin injections

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name 5 methods that doctors are trying to develop to cure type 1 diabetes

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