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How AI Digital Twins Are Revolutionizing Diabetes and Obesity Treatment
Silicon Valley startup Twin Health is using continuous sensor data and artificial intelligence to build virtual replicas of patients' metabolisms, creating personalized treatment plans that have helped thousands reduce medications and reverse type 2 diabetes symptoms.
Key Takeaways
- Twin Health creates AI-powered digital replicas of patients' metabolisms using data from four wearable sensors
- The system processes 3,000 daily data points to generate personalized nutrition and lifestyle recommendations
- Clinical trials showed 89% of participants achieved target blood sugar levels while reducing medications
- The company recently raised $53 million to expand its digital twin technology platform
- The approach could help patients reduce dependence on costly GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic
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