title: Smart insulins.
abstract: This review addresses a futuristic frontier of diabetes pharmaco-therapeutics. It describes the current status, and future prospects, of development of smart insulins, i.e., insulins which self-regulate their release, in response to ambient glycaemic levels. This approach helps to minimize the risk of hypoglycaemia, and ensures physiological control. The article discusses the various technical strategies used to create such smart insulin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India. brideknl@gmail.com
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kalra
mesh_terms: D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D036103:Nanotechnology
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin