Once-a-week insulin treatment could be game-changing for patients with diabetes

(UT Southwestern Medical Center) Treating people with Type 2 diabetes with a new once-a-week injectable insulin therapy proved to be safe and as effective as daily insulin injections, according to the results of two international clinical trials published online today in Diabetes Care. The studies suggest that the once-weekly treatment could provide a convenient alternative to the burden of daily insulin shots for diabetes patients.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news