Type-1 diabetes is a disease that arises from a person’s inability to produce insulin, which normally regulates glucose levels in the bloodstream. While there is no cure today, type-1 diabetes can be managed by monitoring glucose levels and treatment with insulin.
Looking to the future, bioelectronic medicine could improve diabetes management thanks to the work of Amparo Güemes González – who is featured in this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast.
Based at the UK’s University of Cambridge, the biomedical engineer is developing advanced algorithms and neurotechnology for integration in a closed loop platform for glucose control. This work has garnered her a 2023 Rising Talent Award from the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women In Science programme.