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Once-weekly insulin might mean fewer shots for some with diabetes

Clinical research reveals the promise and challenges of a weekly insulin shot over a daily one

A woman injects a shot of insulin into her arm.

A woman takes an insulin injection during a visit by her home health aide in Haverstraw, New York. Recent research shows promise for a weekly insulin shot, which might help reduce the number of injections for some people with diabetes.

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By Aimee Cunningham

Life with diabetes usually includes many injections of the blood sugar–controlling hormone insulin.

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