Diabetes Doesn T Run My Life

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Technology has helped improve many people's lives with diabetes, both the articles “Can Diabetes Be Cured” and “Diabetes Doesn’t Run My Life” both by Tod Olson shows many of the ways how technology helps. To start with, scientist are creating different technologies that people with diabetes can use instead of giving themselves shots all the time. “At the same time, amazing technologies have made it easier to live with diabetes. For example, phone-sized pumps can push insulin into the body through a tiny tube placed under the skin. Scientist are also testing a skin patch not much bigger than the face of a watch that can monitor blood sugar levels minute by minute” (Oslon 23). This means that scientist are working on making even more easier

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