Artificial insulin receptor (AIR) By Grace Pickens and Noor Awwad

Background information 29 million people in the United States have diabetes. Out of those 29 million people, 95% of them have Type 2 Diabetes. Type 2 Diabetes is the condition in which the insulin receptors do not respond to the insulin. Because of this, glucose cannot enter the cells. Insulin receptors are transmembrane receptors that are stimulated by insulin to allow glucose into the cells.

What is AIR? AIR is a pill that acts as an insulin receptor when it enters the blood stream. When blood sugar levels are high, take this pill. It will go through the digestive track and into the bloodstream. The pill will break down into small insulin receptors. They will travel through the bloodstream to where glucose is built up and allow the sugar into the cells. Once the blood sugar levels decline, the artificial insulin receptors will be excreted. With this pill, many complications will be avoided.

Science behind air AIR contains the same components as insulin receptors which allows the pill to do the receptors’ job. An Insulin receptor is made of two protein chains. These connect to the membrane using two tyrosine kinases. AIR contains many smaller sections. Each of these sections contain the components to an insulin receptor. When in the blood stream, the pill will be broken into the smaller sections. These smaller sections are the insulin receptors. The insulin receptors will travel throughout the body.

Air in the body 1. Blood sugar levels rise, so AIR is taken. The patient swallows the pill, and enters the esophagus. 4. The pill is then released into the bloodstream. AIR travels throughout the body to areas with high concentrations of glucose. 2. The pill moves into the digestive tract. 3. The pill enters the liver, which breaks the pill down into its smaller parts. 5. Once the blood sugar levels are lowered, AIR is excreted.

Intake recommendations When it comes to taking this pill, it is very individualized. How much a diabetic takes in depends on many specifications. Doctors will give patients prescriptions depending on their height, weight, and lifestyle.

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