Implant zaps excess sugar directly from blood

For all the technological advances in diabetes care, the basic approach to treatment remains much the same: use drugs (such as GLP-1 therapies) or hormones (such as insulin) to change how the body handles sugar. But what if, instead of altering the body’s metabolism, doctors could remove excess sugar directly?

That’s the idea behind a wirelessly powered implant that harnesses electricity to drive a chemical reaction that converts glucose into a more easily excreted byproduct, which the kidneys can flush out in urine.

Continue reading at IEEE Spectrum.