A simple outpatient operation in the early stages of diagnosis will delay the need for insulin injections during
Insulin is a vital hormonewhich helps process glucose in the bloodstream to produce energy. In patients with type II diabetes, the body loses the ability to use it effectively. If the disease is not treated, a prolonged increase in blood sugar levels will lead to serious health complications.
In the early stages of the disease, patientsLifestyle changes, diet, or oral medications may help. But eventually, the disease often progresses to a stage where regular insulin injections are required. However, scientists have figured out how to prevent or slow down the transition to hormone injections.
The essence of the procedure is to adjust the workduodenum, the first section of the small intestine immediately behind the stomach. This organ plays a key role in digestion, including regulating insulin and blood glucose levels. In patients with type II diabetes, the cells lining the duodenum are damaged. In clinical trials, scientists are testing the hypothesis that removing these cells helps restore health by improving the regulation of blood glucose levels.
Patients in clinical trials willperform an endoscopy to insert a device into the duodenum, which removes these dysfunctional cells using a series of electrical pulses. The procedure itself is minimally invasive—it takes about an hour, is performed under general anesthesia, and the patient is discharged the same day.
The first results are encouraging.Patients who have undergone this procedure in recent months have already experienced a decrease in blood glucose levels. If success continues, new diabetes treatments will be available within a few years.
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