.NET Rocks Geek Out / Nanotechnology

(MakinBacon) #1

This is a bit off topic in the keto world, kinda of. So please forgive me.

I’ve been listening to a LOT of @carl’s other podcast, dotnetrocks. I’m not a .NET developer (I prefer PHP), but I have been very much enjoying the geek out episodes. I know a lot of us here are into science and other geeky topics, so even if you are not a programmer, I HIGHLY recommend you check out the podcast at http://dotnetrocks.com/. You can filter the topic by tags, and look for Geek Out.

Anyway, the purpose of this post is to point out something interesting in episode 870, about nanotechnology. It’s been a few weeks since I listened, so forgive me if I get this wrong. But basically Carl and/or Richard (Campbell, not Morris), talked about some sort of nanogel that can sense glucose in the blood stream, and secrete insulin in response. It seemed in that episode that this was possibly an answer for diabetes. Obviously, this was prior to Carl’s ketogenic journey. I’m just curious if this nanogel is meant for type 1 diabetics to act as a sort of pancreas, or for type 2 diabetics. We now know that t2d can largely be controlled via diet, so it was interesting to hear about this nano tech. Did anything ever come of it? Is it pointless for t2d?

Just some thoughts I was pondering while listening to that episode. I hope it wasn’t too far off topic. :sunglasses:

(Carpe salata!) #2

hi i960. I’d say your post is on topic and relevant research into alternate future diabetic treatments is welcome.

I would think that that kind of treatment system would be good for T1D because T1D is caused by insufficient insulin to reduce excesses of blood-sugar caused by ingestion of starches and sugars.

T2D is a poor response of the body to insulin and the body raising insulin levels further in an attempt to compensate. Additional increased insulin levels from this futuristic gel might be good in the short term. But T2D is also a disease of excess insulin causing damage itself. Excess insulin causes weight gain and increased appetite. Further increasing the insulin could have bad long-term side effects.

A significant benefit of the ketogenic diet is that it decreases insulin levels by removing the excess sugars from the body and blood by limiting the carbs ingested while maintaining satiety with fats. This means that the body doesn’t have to release much insulin to keep stable, and this dramatically improves long term health.

Most diabetics are type-2.