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Managing diabetes with nanomedicine: challenges and opportunities

Managing diabetes with nanomedicine: challenges and opportunities Key PointsNanotechnology holds significant potential for improving the care of diabetes patients.Nanoparticles are being developed as contrast agents to assist with the early diagnosis of type 1 diabetes and several formulations have been successfully tested in pilot human clinical studies.Nanotechnology tools are being used to generate implantable continuous glucose monitoring sensors (CGMS) that enable more accurate and patient-friendly real-time tracking of blood glucose levels.To improve the efficacy of insulin therapy, glucose responsive nanoparticles are being developed to better mimic the physiological needs of the body for insulin.Nanotechnology is being used to help engineer more effective vaccines for type 1 diabetes in the hope of producing a cure.This Review provides an analysis of the current state of nanotechnology-based approaches to improve the care of diabetes. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nature Reviews Drug Discovery Springer Journals

Managing diabetes with nanomedicine: challenges and opportunities

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © Springer Nature Limited 2014
Subject
Biomedicine; Biomedicine, general; Pharmacology/Toxicology; Biotechnology; Medicinal Chemistry; Molecular Medicine; Cancer Research
ISSN
1474-1776
eISSN
1474-1784
DOI
10.1038/nrd4477
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Abstract

Key PointsNanotechnology holds significant potential for improving the care of diabetes patients.Nanoparticles are being developed as contrast agents to assist with the early diagnosis of type 1 diabetes and several formulations have been successfully tested in pilot human clinical studies.Nanotechnology tools are being used to generate implantable continuous glucose monitoring sensors (CGMS) that enable more accurate and patient-friendly real-time tracking of blood glucose levels.To improve the efficacy of insulin therapy, glucose responsive nanoparticles are being developed to better mimic the physiological needs of the body for insulin.Nanotechnology is being used to help engineer more effective vaccines for type 1 diabetes in the hope of producing a cure.This Review provides an analysis of the current state of nanotechnology-based approaches to improve the care of diabetes.

Journal

Nature Reviews Drug DiscoverySpringer Journals

Published: Jan 1, 2015

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