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  "id": 16197103,
  "title": "Tackling diabetes with an electronic implant: How a tiny catalyst lowers blood sugar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/tackling-diabetes-with-an-electronic-implant-how-a-tiny-catalyst",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-23T14:20:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-tackling-diabetes-electronic-implant-tiny.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Type 2 diabetes is becoming increasingly common worldwide. Unlike type 1 diabetes, it is often linked to obesity, a sedentary lifestyle and excess energy intake over many years. Although insulin injections can bring blood sugar levels down, they do not address the body's chronic energy surplus. Insulin merely helps muscle cells take up glucose from the bloodstream, but if the body does not use…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}