Millions of people in the US alone have type 2 diabetes, and doctors may soon have a new way to treat it.
A new study was published in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering in late March that used a special type ofultrasound to see if it could lower blood sugar levels. In three animal species, the treatment worked.
Raimund Herzog, a Yale endocrinologist who worked on the study, said in a statement that there are currently very few drugs that lowerinsulin levels.
The project was led by a GE Research team. Human feasibility trials are on the horizon, according to an engineer at GE.
Christopher Puleo said in a company press release that they have shown that the use ofechocardiography can be used to prevent or reverse diabetes.
It will fill an urgent need if the tech makes it to market. Many people have lost their lives because of the high prices of insinuation.
A legislator who voted against capping the price of diabetes drugs said on social media that people who are thin should just lose weight, even if they have type 2 diabetes.
An alternative can come soon enough in the face of that type of public health crisis.
More on alternative treatments. There are moves to decriminalize marijuana.
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