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For diabetics who lack electricity at home, a shift in how insulin is handled could be game-changing.
Paul Odongo for MSF For people living with diabetes in the developing world, a lack of electricity can hamper access to insulin. But a project in Kenya has shown that insulin can be maintained in hot climates without refrigeration. Researchers, calling it a breakthrough, are urging the World Health Organization to amend its guidelines. For people living with diabetes in the developing world, getting daily life-sustaining doses of insulin has gone hand in hand with access to electricity. Once a vial is op...
Diabetics no longer need to worry about storing insulin in cooler temperatures Wednesday February 10 2021 Diabetes is among the major non-communicable diseases (NCD) affecting people in Kenya. Figures from the most current 2019 International Diabetes Atlas report indicates that over half a million (552,400) Kenyans - aged between 20 and 79 years - suffer from the condition. Diabetes is among the major non-communicable diseases (NCD) affecting people in Kenya. Figures from the most current 2019 International Diabetes Atlas report indicates that over half a million (552,400) Kenyans - aged betw...
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Researchers report that insulin can be stored at less-cold temperatures than previously known, potentially simplifying diabetes care for people in warmer regions that have fewer resources.